Maya Cozier
Maya Cozier is a filmmaker from Trinidad and Tobago, currently based in Brooklyn, NY. She holds an MFA from Columbia University. As a first-time director, Maya's feature film She Paradise premiered at the 2020 AFI Fest in the New Auteurs Competition and was an official selection at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film received distribution from Samuel Goldwyn Films and is now available for streaming on STARZ. Cozier has collaborated with musicians such as Shaggy and Mr. Eazi and worked with high-profile clients including Atlantic Records and Ulta Beauty. In 2023, she received the NYC Women’s Fund, and later served as a panelist for the fund's 2024 cycle. Her award-winning short film Short Drop continues to be featured at festivals and events worldwide. Maya created visuals for Etienne Charles' multimedia performance San Juan Hill: A NY Story, commissioned by Lincoln Center for the reopening of David Geffen Hall. Her work has been exhibited at museums and biennials, including the Sharjah Biennial’s Thinking Historically in the Present. She is currently represented by Atlas Entertainment.
