JAINA CIPRIANO is a pho­tog­ra­ph­er, design­er and film­mak­er explor­ing reli­gious and roman­tic entrap­ment. Her second short film, ‘Trauma Bond’ is a dreamy, coming of age thriller that explores healing deep wounds with quick fixes. It took home the grand prize at the Lonely Seal Inter­na­tion­al Film Fes­ti­val. Jaina is the exec­u­tive direc­tor of the Arling­ton Inter­na­tion­al Film Fes­ti­val and the founder of Finding Bright Studios — an expe­ri­en­tial design company in Lowell, MA. She has col­lab­o­rat­ed with GRRL HAUS, Boston Art Review, and was a Boston Fellow for the Mass Art Cre­ative Busi­ness Incu­ba­tor and a final­ist in EforAll Mer­ri­mack Valley.

She can be found online at jainaphoto.com.

This image is part of Stonecoast Review Issue 22.