My Projects
Legally Brown: The Musical The Short
A scrappy brown high schooler must fight her way to be Elle Woods when the lead gets injured before showtime. Dark comedy; Maya wrote and stars (Sita Anand). Festival run: Stage 32 Grand Prize, Dances with Films (West Coast premiere), NFFTY Audience Award, Austin Film Festival, Tasveer; fiscally sponsored by Film Independent.
Leverage: Redemption
Maya was a staff writer for season three, producing an episode in New Orleans in 2024.
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We Were Liars
Maya was Writer's Assistant on season one (2025, 6 episodes). She co-wrote the penultimate episode and produced in Nova Scotia.
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Scooter
Maya stars in the lead role of SCOOTER -- an unemployed 23-year-old girl, who makes a living by sleeping in high schoolers' beds as a body double while they sneak out of the house. Tonight, she must find a way to do her “job” AND attend her friend’s engagement dinner – in the same house! The short premiered in Seattle at NFFTY in 2024.
InstagramMurder at the Patel Motel
Hit Audible podcast. Maya was on the writing staff for seasons one and two. 2026 Ambie Award winner.
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