Content warning: This documentary details child-abuse accusations, suicide and pediatric pain.
In 2016 Jack and Beata Kowalski took their daughter, Maya, to a hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. The 10-year-old was admitted to the ER with a severe stomachache. Instead of a quick hospital stay, Maya was taken from her parents and kept there. The tragedy that unfolded next is the subject of the investigative documentary Take Care of Maya, a troubling exploration of how a fractured healthcare industry tore a family apart. The film is told from the Kowalski family perspective, and was directed by Henry Roosevelt (Native Boy).
Take Care of Maya will be available to stream June 19.
