Associated Film:
Black Zombie

Maya Annik Bedward

Filmmaker

Director, Black Zombie

Maya is an Afro-Caribbean Canadian filmmaker whose work blends history, resistance, and pop culture through bold, genre-bending storytelling. Her films have screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, BlackStar Film Festival, and the New Orleans Film Festival. Her credits include the short films THE HAIRCUT (2018) and WHY WE FIGHT (2021), as well as the television series LIDO TV (2022) and BLK: AN ORIGIN STORY (2022). She is a founding member of the Black Screen Office, where she champions stories that center Black creativity and power.