Feature Film
Maids and Madams VHS 53 minutes
Director: Mira Hamermesh
Filmed secretly using local crews,
Maids and Madams examines apartheid, sexism, and racism through the emotional relationships between the black household worker and white employer. Interviews with female workers and employers give this documentary a unique perspective on apartheid.
More information at the African Media Project:
http://www.africanmedia.msu.edu/showfilm.php?id=23536