Fannie's Film (1981)

01/01/1981 (US) • 15m

Documentary

Overview

A 65-year-old cleaning woman for a professional dancers' exercise studio performs her job while telling us in voiceover about her life, hopes, goals, and feelings. A challenge to mainstream media's ongoing stereotypes of women of color who earn their living as domestic workers, this seemingly simple documentary achieves a quiet revolution: the expressive portrait of a fully realized individual.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

woman director

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