Mozambique / 2018 / 19mins / Documentary / Portuguese

Some call them sex workers. Others, prostitutes. Others, whores. But in reality, they are mothers and heads of families, who provide for the home. What must be done so that the Mozambican law recognizes them as workers?

João Graça

João Graça, born 1979, graduated in Communication Design and holds a Master’s degree in Multimedia Art from Lisbon Fine Arts School. He is one of the founding members of ANIMA estúdio criativo, based in Maputo, Mozambique, his country of origin, where he is established mainly as a documentary filmmaker. He has worked as Director, DOP, and Editor on several projects including the feature documentary, Maputo: Ethnography of a Divided City. His interests have always revolved around Social Development and Art. He has taught Design and Film in several Mozambican Art / Creative schools and he is committed to encourage and develop film production in Mozambique. Learn More