Steven Bognar (born 1963) is an American film director. An

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-winning and award-winning documentary filmmaker, his films have been screened at SXSW, Sundance, and the

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. Bognar has also worked as an instructor of

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, teaching at public schools across his home state of

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, as well as at

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. He was a frequent collaborator of filmmaker

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Career

In January 2020, Bognar and Reichert won the

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for Documentary for ''

American Factory ''American Factory'' () is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, about Chinese company Fuyao's factory in Moraine, a city near Dayton, Ohio, that occupies Moraine Assembly, a shuttered General Motors pl ...

''.

Style

Bognar has developed a documentary filmmaking style that centralizes the

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region of the United States, with significance placed on incorporating photographic imagery.

Filmography

* ''Welcome to Censornati'' (1990) * ''Personal Belongings'' (1996) * ''Waiting for Marty'' (1999) * ''Picture Day'' (2000) * ''Gravel'' (2006) * ''

A Lion in the House ''A Lion in the Hous''e is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert that explores the impact of childhood cancer on five different families throughout the span of six years in Ohio. The 225-minute long docum ...

'' (2006, with Julia Reichert) * '' The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant'' (2009, with Reichert) * ''Sparkle'' (2012, with Reichert) * ''Making Morning Star'' (2015, with Reichert) * ''

'' (2019, with Reichert) * '' 9to5: The Story of a Movement'' (2020, with Reichert) * '' 8:46'' (2020, with Reichert) * '' Dave Chappelle: Live in Real Life'' (2021, with Reichert)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bognar, Steven American documentary film directors Living people 1963 births Directors Guild of America Award winners Directors of Best Documentary Feature Academy Award winners Primetime Emmy Award winners Sundance Film Festival award winners