09/09/2026
SCREENING & TALKBACK with Award-Winning Alumni Documentarians
We are thrilled to welcome Maya Cueva ’15 and Leah Galant ’15 back to Park for classroom talks and a public screening and talkback on September 16.
Maya and Leah co-directed On the Divide (2021), an award-winning documentary that follows three Latinx residents of McAllen, Texas, whose lives intersect at the last abortion clinic on the U.S.-Mexico border. On the Divide premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and aired on PBS, reaching more than one million viewers.
"On the Divide" documentary screening & in-person Q&A with the directors
Park Auditorium
Wednesday, September 16
8–10 PM
Maya Cueva ’15 is an award-winning director and producer whose work spans documentary film, radio, and audio. A Netflix Nonfiction Fellow and DOC NYC 40 Under 40 honoree, her work has appeared in The New Yorker, NPR, The Atlantic, and National Geographic. She is currently directing a documentary about her grandfather, Dr. Quentin Young, a physician and healthcare advocate whose work drew FBI scrutiny during the civil rights era.
Leah Galant ’15 is a New York-based documentary director whose work explores unexpected stories that challenge perceptions. Her short film Death Metal Grandma, about a Holocaust survivor turned death metal singer, premiered at SXSW and became a New York Times Op-Doc. Leah was named to DOC NYC’s 40 Under 40 in 2022 and is a member-owner of Meerkat Media.
