And, The Winner Is……..American Factory!

Those words, spoken at the Oscars, on Sunday, February 9,2020, were music to my ears.  The wordswere also, and perhaps even more so, a balm for my eyes.

I watched, in joy, as Julia Reichert and Steve Bognaraccepted the Oscar for their documentary, American Factory.   

I cheered as they took their place in film-history.

I marveled at their ease, their composure and their presenceon that stage.

But mostly, I just enjoyed seeing my old friends.

It’s been a while since that happened.  Clearly, our lives are very different thesedays but that doesn’t mean there’s not still a bond.    A bond that was created over 30 yearsago.  And we all know that old friendsare often the best.

Their bald heads each tell a different story:  Steve’s as a result of genetics; Julia’s as aresult of a nasty cancer, starting in 2018. No stranger to the disease, she’s fighting, again, with all hermight.  That part of the story continues.

But for now, their hard work, stamina and talent areavailable to all of us through American Factory, streaming on Netflix.