Maia Lekow

Biography

Maia Lekow is an award-winning Kenyan director, producer, composer, sound recordist, and touring musician whose multidisciplinary approach fosters intimate and emotionally resonant storytelling. Working together with husband and creative partner Christopher King, the duo tell deeply personal, multi-layered stories exploring identity, culture, resilience, and powerful female protagonists. Their first feature documentary, The Letter (2019), was Kenya's official submission to the 93rd Academy Awards. Their second feature, How to Build a Library, premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, won the Golden Alexander Award at Thessaloniki (Newcomers Section), and was hailed "a must-see" by Black...