Governess Films, Inc. is a film production company, founded in 2000 and was incorporated in
2003 by Lisa Russell and Lovisa Inserra. It is the production arm for the
Films produced under Governess Films, Inc. include:
MYTH OF THE MOTHERLAND
MYTH OF THE MOTHERLAND is a new documentary film and spoken word poetry initiative which
follows young writers/poets as they embark on a creative writing journey through diverse
African countries to meet with African scholars, writers, artists and others to address myths
and biases about the Mother Continent.
Contact:Lisa Russell
www.mythofthemotherland.com
BUSTER
A Governess Films Production directed by Lovisa Inserra.
Buster tells the story of a destructive guy who ruins the lives of the
people around him.
BUSTER is a feature film shot entirely on super 8mm film.
A Governess collaboration with Linda Slater
shooting, Sandra Andreis
playing the female lead, Lisa Russell as associate producer.
Contact:Lovisa Inserra
www.busterfilm.com
LOVE LABOR LOSS
A documentary film currently in post-production, "Love, Labor, Loss" profiles
the struggles of young mothers in Africa who are ostracized because of
"obstetric fistula", a condition they develop from prolonged labor and lack of
access to emergency obstetric care. Shot on location in Niger, West Africa and to
be distributed in 2005 , "Love, Labor, Loss" is the first full length
U.S.-produced documentary film to address the issue and does so
strategically by engaging a Western audience who know little about the disease.
Contact:Lisa Russell
www.lovelaborloss.com
SETTLING IN SEATTLE
"Settling in Seattle" tells the stories of four refugee youth from Iraq, Sudan,
Kosovo and Vietnam who have made new lives in the Pacific Northwest. Produced for
the humanitarian community on World Refugee Day (June 20, 2003), "Settling in Seattle"
screened in New York, NY, Seattle, WA, Raleigh, NC and Chapel Hill, NC and had over 100
online orders.
Contact:Lisa Russell
www.refugeeyouthinamerica.com