Laissa Malih is a Laikipiak Maasai, the first female filmmaker in her community with interests in documenting, linking, amplifying, and scaling up youth and women voices across diverse indigenous cultures in Kenya and the world.
She has a 7 year experience as a filmmaker since the year 2017, in 2019 she assumed a position as a Head of programs in a community based organisation called Maasai Cultural Heritage.
In 2020 her Documentary RIVER OF BROWN WATERS which became an official selection of Film Africa was screened in various film festivals in Kenya and the UK.
In 2022 she worked and produced a documentary called ‘MY FGM STORY’ featuring as a main character to help explore why FGM and child marriages are still taking place in Kenya.
In late 2022 she has worked on producing a documentary that she features as the main
character of the story as an example on how culture, heritage and sacredness of the Maa
community is an important aspect of life for their life and livelihoods.
