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AMERICAN WAITRESS, new mexico is a documentary 
feature film that examines the lives, attitudes, perceptions 
and experiences of waitresses. But it is not just a film about 
waitresses. It is a film about life, about social structures, about 
human nature. The film reveals the human side of this service 
industry through interviews with waitresses, restaurant employees 
and customers and explores in-depth the personal lives of four of 
these waitresses. We go home with them and out with them-- 
to tattoo parlors, bars, motorcycle shops, mountaintops, welding 
classes and even hunting. American Waitress, new mexico uncovers 
a very human dimension to these individuals and by inference, to all 
those among us who while in uniform, practice the art of service with 
a smile. Will we ever perceive our friendly food server in the same 
way again? Not likely.

AMERICAN WAITRESS premiered at Taos Talking Picture Festival 
and was an official selection of The Santa Fe Film Festival, 
The Durango Film Festival, The Fort Lauderdale Film Festival, 
A Swedish Film Festival and an Archeological Film Festival in Mexico. 
It is being used in university and high school curriculums, and has 
been featured in interviews with THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, 
VARIETY, MARKEE MAGAZINE and many others.

AMERICAN WAITRESS had an 18-month run on 
THE SUNDANCE CHANNEL. It has recently been purchased 
by THE DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL in Canada and 
RIALTO CHANNEL in New Zealand.

The Santa Fe Reporter

“This profound and funny documentary explores the 
social structures and power dynamics of the 
service industry.“

Taos Talking Picture Festival

“An upbeat documentary...
AMERICAN WAITRESS, new mexico uncovers the 
passion among us who practice the art of service with a smile.“

Alton Walpole, Producer, (“Baraka,” “Koyaanisqasti,” “The Tao of Steve”)

“Waitresses like you've never seen them before ! 
Lots of humor and depth.“

Los Alamos Monitor

“In addition to directing the documentary, 
Vanessa Vassar's Duo, phonoroid, provides the soundtrack 
for the film. Six songs from their latest CD,
“Craving Astonishment“
add a lyrical grace to the lives of these waitresses.“