Michelle Falcón Fontánez is a multimedia storyteller from Holyoke, MA working in photography, film, and public art. Michelle has witnessed and personally experienced injustices that have shaped her views of the world, motivating her pursuit of making change through art. Her artistry has primarily focused on social issues, where she has created work to illuminate voices that have not been heard.

Michelle's early work consists of solo producing a short documentary PROMESA, that takes a personal look at the impacts of 2016 bankruptcy law in Puerto Rico. Her short film “María” premiered at the Boston International Film Festival. She has collaborated with other filmmakers on social justice films as the Director of Photography for a short documentary featuring a defected Cuban soccer player in Miami, a story about Afghan refugees who relocated to a small town in Massachusetts and a portrait on the first Panamanian reggaetonera. Her latest photo series, MATRIA, honors Puerto Rican women in Holyoke, MA who have made significant contributions to Paper City. MATRIA will be installed as murals in Spring 2025. Currently, Michelle is working on a three part mini-series that unpacks the psychological and environmental impacts on Boricuas living in South Holyoke during the 1970s fires. She is in development for her first feature documentary "We Want Them Alive" on the rising epidemic of femicides taking place in Puerto Rico.