"Maid in America" is a one-hour documentary, which explores the lives of Latina immigrants who work as domestic workers in the Los Angeles. There are approximately over 100,000 domestic workers in L.A. 70% of them are from Latin America. With this film we take an intimate and personal look into the lives of the women who care and tend to a large amount of American households and their children today. Every year more American women are leaving their homes and joining the work force. As a result, more households, and single mothers seek outside help to carry out the household day to day duties, duties they can no longer do. Since the late 60's Latinas have been predominately the group of women hired to perform this type of work. The role these women play in society is vital as they often become the backbone and sense of stability for many American households. But do we really know who they are?
MAID IN AMERICA is about the group of Latinas who earn a living in a meaningful, hard working and honest way. The documentary captures an intimate image of the Latino people, culture and history in the United States. It is a film that shows how these women are socially redefining the significance of the type of work they do and at the same time inspiring their communities, children and other immigrants. With this film we have the rare opportunity to share with the world their lives and the value they hold in American society today.
Anayansi Prado, Director/Producer, was born in Panama and holds a BA in Broadcasting and Film from the School of Communications at Boston University. In 1998, Anayansi moved to Los Angeles and founded IMPACTO FILMS, a production company geared toward the production of documentaries with a social impact.
MAID IN AMERICA is IMPACTO FILMS' first production. In April 2002, Anayansi received a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for the production of MAID IN AMERICA. A second grant was awarded in the Fall of 2003 for post-production. In August 2003, Anayansi was a fellow at the 1st ever Latino Producers Academy in Tucson, Arizona, which was organized and sponsored by NALIP. In September 2003, Anayansi served as a director/producer for a documentary on The Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride, a 12 day cross-country bus trip geared to bringing awareness and change to the working conditions of immigrants in the United States. Anayansi is currently also working as a researcher & camera operator for the PBS documentary series Beyond The Dream: California stories, directed by veteran filmmakers Lyn Goldfarb, Paul Espinosa among others. Anayansi has been a guest speaker at educational institutions such as Scripps College, Cal Poly Pomona and Toledo University. She has lectured on Immigrants and Women Labor Rights and Independent Filmmaking. Anayansi is a proud member of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP), International Documentary Association (IDA) and the Alpha 60 film collective in Los Angeles, California.
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