Ella Maxine Maio

Storytelling is my form of activism. I’m drawn to raw, personal, and socially charged stories...especially the ones that often go unheard. I tell them for those who’ve lived them and those who need to understand them, with truth, care, and creativity.

My background as an actor shapes me as a filmmaker. I’ve spent years inside characters’ emotional worlds, learning to tell stories from the inside out. Acting taught me how to capture honest, unsaid moments - the kind that spark conversation and shift perspective. Whether I’m performing or creating, that’s my goal: to make people feel, think, and connect.