“When we get, give. When you learn, teach”
 – Dr. Maya Angelou

AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTING, MENTORSHIP, MASTER CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Anayansi has worked with

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1:1 CONSULTING & COACHING
Building a documentary and need support with fundraising, story, or strategy? I offer one-on-one consulting and coaching to help filmmakers move their projects forward—from development and fundraising through rough cut.

With 25 years as a documentary filmmaker and extensive experience as a mentor, educator, and funding reader, I bring both the filmmaker and funder perspectives to the work.

Services include:

  • Fundraising Strategy — develop a tailored plan to move your documentary toward completion

  • Grant Application Assistance & Review — strengthen your application, narrative, and strategy

  • Pitch Coaching & Feedback — refine your pitch, vision, and presentation

  • Story Consulting — guidance on story structure, character development, and storytelling choices

  • Rough-Cut Notes & Review — constructive feedback on story, pacing, and emotional impact

  • Impact Campaign Strategy — connect your film with audiences, organizations, and communities

I also offer full grant writing on a limited basis for select projects.

Work with me by the hour, through an hourly package, or on a flat-fee basis for a specific deliverable.

For more info, check out the FILMMAKER’S SERVICES GUIDE

You can also BOOK A COMPLIMENTARY 15 MINUTE PHONE SESSION

CREATIVE ADVISOR & MENTOR
Anayansi is available as a Mentor and Creative Advisor for individuals and group programs. 

Anayansi has served as a:

Sundance Advisor-in-Residence
Lead Creative Mentor, Film Independent Documentary Lab
Creative Mentor, Global Media Makers Program
Mentor/Instructor, Firelight Media Documentary Lab
Mentor, Sisters in Cinema Fellowship
American Film Showcase Doc Pitch Mentor
Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Mentor

Anayansi was also a mentor to graduate students during the production of Waterschool, the first documentary produced by UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television.

From 2008 to 2018, Anayansi ran her own non-profit, Impacto Project, with the mission to bring visual arts training and media literacy to youth living in remote areas of developing countries. Various Impacto Project programs took place around the world including a photography workshop at an orphanage for deaf children in Yangon, Burma; a documentary workshop and screening at a farming community in the mountains of Arequipa, Peru; photography classes in the predominantly indigenous island of Bocas del Toro, Panama; and a documentary production retreat for young female community leaders in the mountain community of Matagalpa, Nicaragua.

MASTER CLASSES & WORKSHOPS 
Anayansi is a valued and sought after public speaker and educator for documentary film production and photography. Her areas of expertise include:

Documentary Development
Grant Writing
Documentary Production
Verité/Observational Directing
Ethical Filmmaking / Participant Care
Impact Campaigns

Her introduction into the teaching world began in 2009 when Anayansi was invited to be a Film Expert for American Film Showcase, a film diplomacy program established by the State Department and run by the USC Film School, where she remains engaged to this day. 

Since then, Anayansi has been a Visiting Professor at UCLA School of Theater Film and Television Graduate Program where she taught Advanced Documentary Directing. She was also Visiting Professor at Chapman University’s Film School where she taught Investigative Documentary Production. At Cal State Northridge School of Journalism she taught Spanish Media Production. She also taught Documentary Production in Paris, France at the École de la Cité Film School, founded by Luc Besson. Her clients include: Sundance Collab, Chicken & Egg pictures & Sisters in Cinema.

Anayansi has taught documentary filmmaking workshops to emerging and established filmmakers including children, teenagers, and adults. She has experience teaching in 5 continents including in Venezuela, China, Jordan, Mozambique, Burma, Angola, Nicaragua, France, Colombia, Peru, Bosnia, Singapore, Panama, Honduras, Italy, Costa Rica, and Paraguay.