Puja Maewal
Puja Maewal is an LA-based writer and director from Texas. A Fulbright grant took her to Mumbai, where she fell in love with the city and ended up staying for several years. During her time there, she worked in Indian television at BBC Worldwide, taught at an orphanage, and directed a film on the vibrant streets of Mumbai. These experiences have inspired her to craft stories that span cultures and continents.
Her work has screened in over fifty film festivals around the world and at the National Gallery of Art. She has also created content for the UN and Film Independent, where she was mentored by Derek Cianfrance. A drama writer, she has earned recognition from the WGA, DGA, Student Academy Awards, and BAFTA.
She holds a B.A. in English from Yale and an MFA in Film Directing from UCLA.
Accomplice
TV Pilot, One-hour, Crime Drama
In a sleepy Texas town, a disillusioned female journalist begins a relationship with a man in prison for murder and finds herself helping him restart his criminal enterprise on the outside.
JAYA
Feature Screenplay, Family Drama
Jaya, a young female purse snatcher, survives Mumbai's unforgiving streets by posing as a boy and living among a band of thieves, but when she encounters a wealthy man who may be the father who abandoned her, she sets out to reclaim her rightful place in his family.