"Maori is a producer, director, writer, and curator. She currently serves as the Communications Director at the Leeway Foundation, president of the Black Lily Film and Music Festival, and on the advisory boards of the Philly 360* Coalition, WPHA-TV, and Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra. Recently named a Creative Ambassador for the City of Philadelphia, her most recent films include Rah Crawford: Pop Star and Scene Not Heard: Women in Philadelphia Hip Hop. Maori received her B.A. in History from American University and M.F.A. in Film and Media Arts from Temple University. In 2008 she received a fellowship from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts in Media Arts, a Women's Way Local Honoree award, and a Black Lily Visionary Leader Award. She is currently in post-production for a video with the Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence and developing a documentary about legendary hip-hop group The Roots."
