Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle made their Hollywood debut on Wednesday with a film set in industrial Ohio. The documentary American Factory looks at a former American automobile factory now operating as a Chinese business. The film was released Wednesday on Netflix. It is the streaming service's first joint project with the Obamas' new production company, Higher Ground. Filmmakers Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert said they learned of the Obamas' interest in the film as they were discussing placement of American Factory with Netflix. They were told the Obamas had seen the movie a few days earlier. Bognar and Reichert live in the Dayton, Ohio, area. That is where Fuyao Glass replaced a General Motors factory. The filmmakers said they had first planned to explore a culture clash. But then, they said, the film deepened into a story about globalization and the rights of workers.