Between personal memories and historical research, a picture emerges of the life of domestic workers in Brazil, including the filmmaker’s mother and other women who confront this legacy. It reveals how living spaces were deliberately designed to segregate bodies and sustain hierarchies. Today, over 6 million people work as domestic workers in Brazil.
Thank you to our screening partners: Eavesdrop Radio and Free Library of Philadelphia.
- Year2025
- Runtime79 minutes
- LanguagePortuguese
- CountryBrazil
- PremiereNorth America
- GenreFeature Documentary
- Content WarningDiscussions of abuse
- DirectorKarol Maia
- ScreenwriterKarol Maia
- ProducerPaula Kimo
- Executive ProducerPaula Kimo
- CinematographerWilssa Esser, Camila Izidio, Carol Rocha
- EditorCesar Gananian, Fer Krajuska
- Production DesignMaíra Mesquita
- Sound DesignSound Mixing - Henrique Staino; Spound Recording - Thais Nália, Evelyn Santos
Between personal memories and historical research, a picture emerges of the life of domestic workers in Brazil, including the filmmaker’s mother and other women who confront this legacy. It reveals how living spaces were deliberately designed to segregate bodies and sustain hierarchies. Today, over 6 million people work as domestic workers in Brazil.
Thank you to our screening partners: Eavesdrop Radio and Free Library of Philadelphia.
- Year2025
- Runtime79 minutes
- LanguagePortuguese
- CountryBrazil
- PremiereNorth America
- GenreFeature Documentary
- Content WarningDiscussions of abuse
- DirectorKarol Maia
- ScreenwriterKarol Maia
- ProducerPaula Kimo
- Executive ProducerPaula Kimo
- CinematographerWilssa Esser, Camila Izidio, Carol Rocha
- EditorCesar Gananian, Fer Krajuska
- Production DesignMaíra Mesquita
- Sound DesignSound Mixing - Henrique Staino; Spound Recording - Thais Nália, Evelyn Santos