Maya S. Patel is a filmmaker and founding partner at Min(d) Studio, New York.
 

Her films have been showcased at renowned venues, including The Metropolitan Museum, the Sundance Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, MAMI and Film Columbia, NY. She is known for "The Price of Free," a Concordia Studio & Participant Media production that was nominated for an Emmy and tells the story of Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi and his fight against child slavery. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2018. Maya has also contributed to the development and production of award-winning films and impact campaigns, including Netflix’s "Bikram," Showtime’s "The Kingmaker," and Nike’s "Da Da Ding" music video.
 

Maya was selected as a fellow for the Producer's Guild of America PGA Create 2022 program. Her project "A Love Supreme" was one of ten feature projects chosen in India for the Film Bazaar 2023 Co-Production Market. 
 

More recently, Maya produced the short film "An Arrested Moment," exploring the relationship between the legendary director James Ivory and the world of Miniature Paintings for The Met Museum in 2025. The film was programmed at Film Columbia New York and nominated for "Best Documentary Short" at New York Indian Film festival in June 2025. Her latest feature documentary as producer titled "Everything Is Not Okay" will be distributed by Watermelon Pictures and available for watch later this year.