ABOUT
Maclaine Lowery, AKA Stella Maclaine (she/they), is a filmmaker, dancer, writer, and actress based in New York City.
Her short film STILETTO (2021) won "Best Student Short Film" at Boobs & Blood International Film Festival and was a finalist for "Best Lead Performance" at Nightmares Film Festival, "Best Horror Short" at Austin After Dark Film Festival, and "Best Short" at Austin Short Film Showcase Best of the Year Festival. Since January 2022, Maclaine has published and managed a dance video diary, and in October 2024, she choreographed her first dance-on-film, Augustine, with photographer Peter McCain.
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Since moving to New York City, Maclaine has worked in digital marketing, photography, and videography for the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, Project/Tag, and Symbolic Movement Choir, with work featured in PBS ALL ARTS, Vogue, and Fjord Review. In April 2024, Maclaine originated and project-managed the Graham Company's collaboration with FKA twigs for the 2024 New York season.
In her free time, Maclaine enjoys spending time with friends, dancing, studying occultism, taking long walks, playing dress-up, cooking, writing, research, finding new music, and watching scary movies.
Photo by Ziming Xie