Directors Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert previously worked on the short documentary The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant (2009). It is about how the plant was shut down by General Motors, a topic in this movie.
The first film released from the new production company Higher Ground, founded by former US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle.
Directors Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert live together in the city of Dayton, Ohio. This film has particular resonance for the place they call home.
The film had already been completed and shown at the Sundance Film Festival when it was optioned by the Obamas's Higher Ground Productions. Their deal with Netflix ensured wider distribution for the documentary.