Skip to content
CivicMapleEveryday answers, clearly mapped.
Entertainment

Take Care Of Maya

What is take care of maya?

· Emily Grant

Key facts

Type Documentary film[1]
Year 2023[1]
Director Henry Roosevelt[1]
Platform Netflix[4]
Runtime 1h 43m[2]
Award nominations Two News and Documentary Emmy Awards in 2024[1]

Take Care of Maya is a 2023 Netflix documentary film about the Kowalski family's fight after Maya Kowalski was hospitalized in Florida and placed in state custody amid child-abuse and medical-neglect allegations.

Context

Take Care of Maya is a 2023 Netflix documentary film directed by Henry Roosevelt about the Kowalski family’s fight after Maya Kowalski was hospitalized in Florida and then placed in state custody amid child-abuse and medical-neglect allegations [1]. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 10, 2023, and streamed on Netflix starting June 19, 2023 [1]. It was nominated for Outstanding Direction and Outstanding Research at the 2024 News and Documentary Emmy Awards [1].

Documented claims

  • The film follows an anguished couple in Florida battling authorities for custody of their ailing daughter after being accused of child abuse. [5]
  • The trailer says Maya was admitted to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in 2016 and then separated from her parents. [3]
  • Netflix says the documentary presents the story from the Kowalski family’s viewpoint. [4]

Questions and answers

What happened in the Take Care of Maya trial?

The film covers the Kowalski family’s custody dispute after Maya was hospitalized in Florida and placed in state custody [1]. The documentary presents the story from the family’s viewpoint [4].

Is the Maya movie a true story?

Yes, it is a documentary film that tells the real story of the Kowalski family’s fight [1]. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 10, 2023, and streamed on Netflix starting June 19, 2023 [1].

Did the Kowalski family win their lawsuit?

The film focuses on the family’s battle for custody of Maya after she was placed in state custody [1]. The documentary does not detail the outcome of any lawsuit.

Sources

  1. Take Care of Maya: A Netflix Documentary — fosteringfamiliestoday.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Take Care of Maya 2023 — agoodmovietowatch.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. 'Take Care of Maya' Tells a Harrowing Story of Loss in the ... — netflix.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  4. Netflix’s Hit Take Care of Maya Scratches the Surface of a Huge Problem — slate.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  5. An Overview of the “Take Care of Maya” Trial — hhjtrialattorneys.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in Entertainment