Maids and Madams1985

Maids and Madams

1985 · 52 min

Documentary

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Over a million black women live in a state of domestic bondage, underpaid, working long hours, at the mercy of draconian laws which separate them from their own families. This powerful 1985 documentary, shot in South Africa, examines the tragedy of Apartheid through the complex relationship between a black household worker and her white employer. This domestic situation is a microcosm of the situation at large.

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  • Director Mira Hamermesh
  • Writer Mira Hamermesh
  • Director of Photography Brain Tilly
  • Director of Photography Cliff Bestall

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