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 and if they did they were labeled as the “fat side character.” 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 is my senior thesis film at SCAD.

Awards:

WINNER Best Student Film - New York Independent Cinema Awards 2024

OFFICIAL SELECTION The Bridgeport Film Fest 2024

OFFICIAL SELECTION McMinnville Short Film Festival 2025

AUDIENCE AWARD The Bridgeport Film Fest 2024

Writer & Director - Britain Botsford

Producers - Sarah Cai & Britain Botsford

Director of Photography - Aidan King

Production Designer - Juliana Ohrberg

Editor - Emily Persil

Starring - Emily Gates & Kathy Moreno