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Maid in America is an award-winning documentary offering an intimate, eye-opening look at the lives of las domésticas, as seen through the eyes of Eva, Telma, and Judith: three Latina immigrants, each with a very different story, who work as nannies and housekeepers in Los Angeles, California. Filmm...

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Other Authors: Leadingham, Kevin (Producer, director of photography.), Prado, Anayansi (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Spanish
Language Notes:In English and Spanish with English subtitles.
Published: Los Angeles, CA : Impacto Films, 2004.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Women household employees > California > Los Angeles > Social conditions.
Nannies > California > Los Angeles > Social conditions.
Women immigrants > California > Los Angeles > Social conditions.
Women foreign workers > California > Los Angeles > Social conditions.
Employées de maison > Californie > Los Angeles > Conditions sociales.
Bonnes d'enfants > Californie > Los Angeles > Conditions sociales.
Immigrantes > Californie > Los Angeles > Conditions sociales.
Travailleuses étrangères > Californie > Los Angeles > Conditions sociales.
Women foreign workers > Social conditions
Women household employees > Social conditions
Women immigrants > Social conditions
California > Los Angeles
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Maid in America is an award-winning documentary offering an intimate, eye-opening look at the lives of las domésticas, as seen through the eyes of Eva, Telma, and Judith: three Latina immigrants, each with a very different story, who work as nannies and housekeepers in Los Angeles, California. Filmmakers Anayansi Prado and Kevin Leadingham followed their subjects for three years, and their cameras caught some of the most intimate moments of these women's lives, both on and off the job.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 18, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (66 minutes)
Playing Time:01:05:48
Awards:Full Frame Film Festival, Official Selection (2005)
Best Documentary, Tulipanes Film Festival (2005)
Los Angeles Film Festival, Official Selection (2004)
Habana Film Festival, Official Selection (2004)
Production Credits:Cinematography, Kevin Leadingham ; music, Robert F. Trucios ; editing, Alejandro Valdes-Rochin.