How to clean a house in 10 easy steps
Carolina González Valencia // 2026 // USA, Colombia, México // 80 min
Beatriz Valencia, a domestic worker in the United States, and Carolina, her daughter and filmmaker, collaborate to create the fictional character of a writer. Together, mother and daughter capture the slippage between truth and fantasy in a hybrid documentary that tells a story about immigration, labor, dreams, and the power of fiction to spark emancipation.
“An attempt to disrupt preconceived notions about labor, immigration and belonging by way of sparking creative joy.”
—Natalia Keogan, Filmmaker Magazine
“A remarkable debut feature from director Carolina González Valencia, the film draws from the lived experience of a domestic worker, caretaker, and a mother, channeling her perspective into inventive, visually dynamic storytelling. It empowers its participants, fostering a process that feels both collaborative and cathartic, while playfully and boldly testing the boundaries between fiction and reality.”
-Kirby Walker Documentary Award, San Francisco International Film Festival-
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EXCLUSIVE: Alfonso Cuarón and labour leader and Roma collaborator Ai-jen Poo are reuniting as executive producers on How To Clean A House In Ten Easy Steps, a hybrid documentary that will receive its world premiere at the True/False Film Festival (March 5-8). Read more…
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Carolina Valencia’s film takes care to illustrate the caretakers who are seldom taken care of.
Hannah Halterman, The Maneater
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Team
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![Carolina González Valencia. Director of the movie.]()
Carolina González Valencia
Director
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![Brenda Avila. Producer of the film]()
Brenda Ávila-Hanna
Producer
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![Olga Segura. Producer of the film]()
Olga Segura
Producer
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![Ai-Jen Poo. Executive Producer of the film]()
Ai-jen Poo
Executive Producer
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![Alfonso Cuarón. Executive Producer of the film]()
Alfonso Cuarón
Executive Producer
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![Ryan Gall. Executive producer of the film.]()
Ryan Gall
Executive Producer
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![Juan Mejia. Executive producer of the film. A man with gray hair and a beard, wearing a beige jacket and a gray shirt, standing outdoors with a blurred background.]()
Juan Mejía Botero
Executive Producer
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![Brenda Ávila-Hanna. Executive producer of the film. A smiling woman with blonde hair, wearing hoop earrings and a yellow top, standing near a window.]()
Amanda Branson Gill
Executive Producer
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![Gonzalo Escobar. Director of photography and editor of the film. A young man with black hair, wearing glasses, a faint mustache, and a goatee, dressed in a blue hoodie, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression.]()
Gonzalo Escobar Mora
Director of Photography and Editor
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