Maïlis is a French and Canadian director based in Montreal. After majoring in psychology, she started working in cinema and commercial shoots. Empowering women and provoking discussions through feminist-themed projects has garnered her attention and stimulated her creativity. She firmly believes that visual storytelling can be a powerful vector for impactful ideas and hopes that her filmmaking practice will not only represent and amplify her own voice as a woman but also those of others, elevating a network towards a community.