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Anya Rous
- Location:
- United States
- Languages:
- English
- Issues:
- Disability Rights, LGBTQIA+, Racial Injustice, Mass Incarceration & Criminal Justice Reform, Refugee Crisis and Immigration, Privacy and Surveillance, Aging, Gender violence , Human Rights
- Expertise:
- Consulting, Impact Strategist/Advisor
- Cultural/racial identity:
- white, jewish
- Self identification:
- woman
Bio
Anya Rous (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based Producer and Vice President of Multitude Films. Her latest films include LOWNDES COUNTY AND THE ROAD TO BLACK POWER (Peacock), Netflix Original PRAY AWAY (Telluride, Tribeca 2020) in partnership with Ryan Murphy and Blumhouse; as well as the Emmy award-winning APART, an episode of HBOMax’s series THROUGH OUR EYES in partnership with Sesame Workshop. She co-executive produced the Oscar-shortlisted CALL CENTER BLUES (SXSW 2020, TOPIC) and CALL HER GANDA (Tribeca 2018, POV) and co-produced Sundance Award-winning and IDA-nominated ALWAYS IN SEASON (Independent Lens 2020) and Livingston Award-winning THE FEELING OF BEING WATCHED (Tribeca 2018, POV), which was dubbed “a real-world conspiracy thriller” by Variety. Anya advises on impact strategy for films produced by Multitude and leads a movement orientation within the company’s producing model where films are drivers of culture change. She brings more than 10 years of experience in funding strategy and impact campaigns for stories that further movements for racial, economic, and gender justice.
