MAYA ROSE DITTLOFF

Maya Rose Dittloff (Ukkayǔ”kwīyinnimǎakii) is a queer writer and director from the Starr School region of the Blackfeet Nation. Recently, Maya was a writer on an upcoming Courtney Kemp Netflix series. Prior to that, she was a Staff Writer on the AMC/AMC+ Western noir psychological thriller series DARK WINDS, where she wrote two episodes including the finale. The show is executive produced by George R.R. Martin, showrun by Vince Calandra, and adapted by Graham Roland from the iconic book series by Tony Hillerman. Maya has developed at Apple with Eden Productions and Crooked Media. She has also developed at WBTV and has an original pilot being produced by Revelations. She is attached to adapt the award-winning fantasy YA novel ELATSOE by Darcie Little Badger with Natalie Portman’s MountainA producing. Her feature project, SWEETNESS OF THE BLOOD, was named to the most recent Indigenous List, and in 2022 she was selected for the Tribeca + CHANEL Women’s Filmmaker Lab.

Maya has prioritized the pursuit of an activism and entertainment career simultaneously. She has been involved nationwide in advocating for Indigenous issues, and is deeply invested in sculpting pathways and protocols for engaging in projects with Native communities that advance narrative change. In her personal life, Maya loves dogs, sitting down to read a fantasy book, and taking her Hasselblad XPAN on a hike.

Maya's List of Perfect Movies:

1. Moonlight (2016)

2. Bones and All (2022)

3. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

4. Brokeback Mountain (2005)

5. Dune (2021)

6. Moulin Rouge (2001)

7. The Handmaiden (2016)

8. Challengers (2024)

9. Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

10. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

11. Y Tú Mama También (2001)