Williams, Amie S.

Amie Williams "is an award winning producer/director specializing in documentary film and video for television, NGO’s and political campaigns. Her films, such as We Are Wisconsin, No Sweat and Uncommon Ground have won numerous awards, including the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Peace Grant, the International Documentary David Wolper Award, a NEA Media Grant, and the SONY/Streisand Award for emerging female filmmakers. Amie’s work has appeared on the Discovery Channel, PBS, BBC, Current TV, Al Jazeera English and Kenya Television Nation. After graduating from Yale University, Amie lived and worked in Kenya as a teacher and health-communications consultant for the Ford Foundation and Care, International." (from http://globalgirlmedia.org/team/amie-williams/)

"Stripped and Teased: Tales from Las Vegas Women" was a documentary created by Amie Williams and directed by Jodie Evans. Released in 2009, the documentary reveals the "lives of working women in a fantasy town. Advertisements for the film explained, "Since its earliest days, Las Vegas had depended on women. It’s a city where the female body is more an object of commerce than anywhere else in America. This video goes behind the “Showgirls” mythos to tell the true story of real women who live and work in Las Vegas—the mothers, maids, waitresses, wives, cabdrivers, construction workers, casino executives, and showgirls, who struggle against the sex-object stereotype—and whose stories reveal there’s always more to girl than the show." (http://www.globalgirlmediaproductions.com/documentary/stripped-teased-tales-from-las-vegas-women/).

The documentary received several awards, including

* Booklist, Top Ten Adult Videos of 2000

* The Gold Apple, National Educational Media Network

* The Chris Award, Columbus International Film Fest

* Best Documentary, Sedona Film Festival

* Best Documentary, Rivertown Film Festival, Minneapolis

* The Joey Award, San Jose International Film Festival

* Silver Medal, Houston USA Film Festival

* Zoie Award, Internet Festival