Informed by her experiences and collaborative forms of storytelling, her work reflects on kinship, identity, nightlife, ecological consciousness and the fragile architectures of belonging. Maxy's short film, Maat, received the Ammodo Tiger Short Award at IFFR 2021. Her debut feature, Gush, premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. In 2024, she was awarded the Chanel Next Prize. Maxy possesses a multidisciplinary background in visual storytelling. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic design with a minor in art history from Pratt Institute.