Meet Maura Fallon

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Maura Fallon. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Maura, appreciate you making time for us and sharing your wisdom with the community. So many of us go through similar pain points throughout our journeys and so hearing about how others overcame obstacles can be helpful. One of those struggles is keeping creativity alive despite all the stresses, challenges and problems we might be dealing with. How do you keep your creativity alive?

My creativity is born from a life built on art. I am an endless romantic, destined to flirt and dance with the angel numbers on my clock, the shine of car headlights flash against my wall, and with my next script as I sit down with a candle lit and a glass of something special at my side. I keep my creativity alive by feeding it, deep and well. It is enriched by dates with my love, my friends, and chance meetings with strangers where we philosophize and reminisce and dream of a world different from our own, for better or worse. My creativity is connected to thought; to visuals; to my Pinterest; and the given astrology. I keep my creativity alive by keeping my inspirations constant — books; movies; my curated social media feed. If you can stay curious, you can stay creative.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?

I am, at my heart, an artist. I’m an actor, filmmaker, model, and writer. My art, like everything I do, is rooted in a dark romanticism. My screenplays are Gothic in nature; the films I make are rooted in the horror genre; but everything I do must be beautiful. These qualities, of course, are not mutually exclusive. The nature of my work is extremely run-and-gun, DIY. The last few years of my craft have seen me making as much as possible, to explore my capacities and hone my skills. In addition to writing, directing, and frequently starring in my work, I also am my own editor.

But the low-budget route can only take one so far, so the next project I’m excited to work on and build into 2025 is the production company my friends and I are launching. We are slating new horror projects (including my next short film!) and I am so eager to see where this journey takes us.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

The number one skill that has pushed me forward on my journey is video/film editing. My knowledge and expertise as an editor have impacted the way I write and the way I film. Editing has been a crucial hard skill for me to learn, and I think I would be afloat as an artist without it. In fact, knowing that I KNOW how to do something, and well, has given me the confidence to claim I am an artist, and to say what I’m doing, no matter how low budget, is impressive and worth something.

My advice to others is to find their hard skill. Contrary to popular belief, it doesn’t have to be the thing you do for the rest of your life. But it does get to be the thing that gives you the confidence to continue on with your dreams.

The other things that have seen me through to this point have been faith and tenacity. I achieve my dreams because there is no other option, and I trust the path that leads me to them.

One of our goals is to help like-minded folks with similar goals connect and so before we go we want to ask if you are looking to partner or collab with others – and if so, what would make the ideal collaborator or partner?

I am currently building my acting and modeling portfolio and I would love to connect with other like-minded artists who have a penchant for horror, fake blood, and camp. My work has always been tongue-in-cheek and a little out there, but also rooted in pop culture. I’ve made faux-pulp novel covers, a web series based on the Major Arcana in tarot, and my inspirations range from John Waters to Robert Eggers.

If you’re a freak with wit and a camera, I’d love to work with you.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bad.rituals
• Other: https://vimeo.com/maurafallon

Image Credits

Hades’ Dinner Party photos provided by Zander Fieschko.
Modeling digitals provided by Kenneth Ruddy.