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“So human, tender and carefully made.”
- Letterboxd Review
Writer, Director & Editor
I work across fiction and non-fiction. Over the past few years, I've worked with global media houses, brands, and organisations including BBC, National Geographic, Bloomberg, Evident Media, Hyundai, Bupa, and the United Nations Environment Programme.
My Academy Award–qualifying short documentary, Bali (2025), produced by PSBT, won Best Short Film at the Tasveer Film Festival, the Jury Prize at the Toulouse Indian Film Festival, the 2026 TOTO Award for Short Film, and received Special Mentions at IDSFFK, DokuBaku, and the Flahertiana Documentary Film Festival in Russia.
I also work as an Archive Producer, and I'm currently writing my debut feature film.
Baku, 2025
Clicked on Olympus XA2
CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT
Umbartha
Fiction • Feature
A coming-of-age story about an 11-year-old girl caught in the midst of a profound metamorphosis.
Digital Documentary • Producer
Lion Guardians
Malaika Vaz explores how Maasai tribes in Kenya’s Amboseli region are using AI and drones to protect lions and reduce human-wildlife conflicts.
