Anayansi Prado is an award-winning documentary filmmaker with over 20 years of experience. Her films have aired nationally on PBS, including Maid in America and The Unafraid, and screened at SXSW, Tribeca, and Full Frame, amongst others. She is a Concordia Fellow, Chicken & Egg Award recipient, Rockefeller Media Fellow, and Creative Capital Artist. Her work has been supported by The Sundance Institute, The MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation, ITVS, Perspective Fund, Tribeca Studios, and others.

Anayansi has served as a mentor and instructor for various programs, including Sundance Collab, Film Independent Documentary Lab, Firelight Documentary Fellows, Chicken and Egg Alumni Nest, Sisters in Cinema Fellowship, and others. She has been a visiting film professor at UCLA’s Film School graduate program, Chapman University’s Film Department, and CalState Northridge’s Journalism Department.

Anayansi is a cultural envoy for the State Department’s program, American Film Showcase, and she has taught documentary workshops on 5 continents. Born in Panama, she resides in Los Angeles, CA.