What Had Happened Was: A Podcast For Dayton

Culture in the Gem City is changing and Steve Bognar and Julia Reichert are documenting it on film. The region’s most acclaimed filmmakers will host the theatrical premiere of their latest work “American Factory” at the Victoria Theatre. Before that, they sat down for a chat with “What Had Happened Was” host Amelia Robinson. Julia and Steve, both groundbreaking artists in their own right, discuss American Factory, the Obamas, being wined and dined by Netflix, what brought them together as filmmakers and life partners and their very different upbringings. The public is invited to a free screening of Steve Bognar and Julia Reichert’s “American Factory” at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19 at the Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St. in downtown Dayton. Visit www.gofobo.com/AmericanFactoryGA for tickets. Indiewire.com called “American Factory” “an eye-popping look at the differences between American and Chinese workers” and a top contender for a 2020 Oscar. The award-winning film follows the creation of the Chinese-owned