Maya is a British-Polish-Armenian Director and former Contemporary Dancer. She creates work that explores emotional and psychological truths through a blend of movement, symbolism and narrative storytelling.

Maya is the Producer and Director of Bluebird, which has been selected for the BAFTA qualifying Final Shortlist of the 2026 Iris Prize Best British Short, marking her first major film festival debut. In association with the Iris Prize, Bluebird will be broadcast on Film4, and available to stream on All 4 throughout 2027.

Bluebird has also been selected into the 2026 Official Selection at Aesthetica Film Festival, marking her second BAFTA qualifying film festival success.

Selected credits:

Selected into the 2026 Official Selection at Aesthetica Film Festival (Bluebird, Producer and Director)

Ravi Deepres x Wayne McGregor (Editor for Wayne McGregor’s film of Future Self, screened as part of the Wayne McGregor: Infinite Bodies exhibition at Somerset House, 2026)

Venice Biennale (Editor for the dance films at Biennale Danza, 2025)

Six of Cups (Editor for the short film Six of Cups - New Renaissance Film Festival 2026)

Contact:

maya@mayayoncali.com