We were lucky to catch up with Britain Botsford recently and have shared our conversation below.

Britain, appreciate you joining us today. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?

That would have to be my senior thesis film titled “Moon Child”. It’s a 13 minute short film tackling themes of body dysmorphia and a young women’s strained relationship with her mother, “In a society dictated by expectations, Iris confronts external pressures, navigating through the challenges of self-discovery and resilience, as she seeks to redefine beauty on her terms, all under the moonlit glow beside the vast ocean.” It’s such a personal story to me and something that I spent 2 years working on in just pre-production. All I yearned for as a young girl was to feel seen, not observed. I was already spending all my free time glued in front of a mirror, ripping out workout plans from pages of magazines, and always on the hunt for the newest beauty product that promised to stop my young adult self from aging. It didn’t help that every time I turned on the TV no one looked like me. I wrote “Moon Child” to heal my younger self as well as heal every other woman no matter what age. Sadly there isn’t a woman who cannot somewhat relate to my story, and that is what I want the world to hear. “Moon Child” premiered May 31st at the Lucas Theater in Savannah GA in front of a crowd of a couple hundred. I couldn’t be happier with the response of my film as it goes into the film festival run.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

Coming into film school during COVID, I had little to no idea what the film industry entailed, let alone what my personal brand was. I quickly incorporated my fashion and interior design style into my films. I would best describe what my films as ” female-centered narratives with a touch of heightened reality”. Being in school, I wanted to dip my toe into every avenue of film production I could. Following my background in photography, I was going down the Cinematographer route for awhile, but in my screenwriting class I came up with my senior thesis and knew there was no one I would trust to direct it but myself.

Do you have any insights you can share related to maintaining high team morale?

I think just being genuine goes such a long way. It may seem like something that should be a given, which it should, but I’ve noticed a lot of situations where it’s clear that the director or any key positions don’t care about the quality of the project. If the own writer/director doesn’t have a passion for the story, no one else will care about the quality of the film. That’s something that you can really just not hide.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

In the sense of film, there is nothing better than showing your final film. Some may disagree and will say that they cannot watch their work, which I totally understand, but in my case my senior thesis is something I will never get tired of watching. There’s so many tears leading up to that moment and hopefully it all pays off in the end. Just seeing the film come from out of your head to a theatre screen is something so rare and special.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.britainbotsford.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbritainnn/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/britain-botsford/

Image Credits

Director of Photography – James Aidan King