Ramsha Shaikh

K / XI's debut feature film about jinn (demonic) possession in Pakistan, Maya, tells the story of a young woman who rediscovers her traumatic childhood through the grips of demonic possession.

In the slums of Ahmedabad, a working-class Muslim family go about their quotidian routines. For mother Raziya, the days revolve around chores and childcare. Her son Faiz chases chickens in the street, while her daughter Ruba plays quietly indoors. Meanwhile, her unemployed husband Razzak is determined to alter the family’s fate by purchasing an autorickshaw to secure financial autonomy.