Take Care of Maya

A feature documentary, unravelling a real-life medical mystery. In 2016, nine-year-old Maya Kowalski arrived with her parents at a Florida hospital, complaining of pain that doctors struggled to explain. Did she have a rare illness, or was there something more sinister going on? The hospital staff decided on the latter, with lasting and devastating consequences for the family. Maya’s father is interviewed in a film that tells a nightmarish story and raises big questions about how medical professionals should deal with young patients.