Kristen Falso-Capaldi is a writer, filmmaker and visual artist. In 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, Kristen wrote, directed and edited a short film, "You Weren't Afraid at All." Kristen was selected as one of five finalists for the 2021 New England Film Star Award. She is the recipient of a 2018 Assets for Artists grant for creative writing and the winner of several short story contests. Her short play, "Threshold" debuted at the 2016 10-minute play festival at the Sandra Feinstein Gamm Theatre. Her writing has been published in Good Housekeeping, Volume 1 Brooklyn and Joyland among others. She is also a novelist, represented by Jill Grinberg Literary Management. She lives in RI, USA with her musician husband and two precocious cats.