Maia Lekow

Maia Lekow is an award-winning Kenyan director, producer, composer, and musician whose multidisciplinary approach fosters intimate and emotionally resonant storytelling. Working alongside her husband and creative partner Christopher King, the duo tell deeply personal, multilayered stories that explore identity, culture, resilience, and the legacies of colonialism. Her debut feature documentary, The Letter (2019), was Kenya’s official submission to the 93rd Academy Awards, earning international acclaim for its tender and powerful portrait of family, religion, and intergenerational conflict. Her second feature, How to Build a Library, premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.