Britt is a 26-year-old self-employed filmmaker in Hyattsville, who says Prince George’s County is an untapped resource for films and documentaries. She studied film in England at the University of East London. What type of film work do you do?
I do anything from thrillers, dramas, directing and editing documentaries. I have a vast range. There’s no particular genre that I focus on. It’s just whatever I’m in the mood to shoot.
You’ve said not enough people are making films in Prince George’s County. What type of films would you like to see made in the county?
I want more films that are heartfelt. I think this area has enough of the drug and gang-banger movies. We need some thrillers, some sci-fi thrillers, some musicals, things of that nature. Something in general that will draw more attention and attract more business and revenue to the area.
What could be done to attract more films to the county?
I think if all filmmakers would take the initiative and join forces a bit more, I think that persistence would push more people in the area to make films.
Is there was any topic in the county that you could do a film about?
I really, really want to join on the aspect of the public school system … especially with single parents. I want to see more stories about the fathers that are raising their daughters. There’s a large amount of single fathers in this area, but [the attention] is so focused on the single mothers that no one really has time to focus in on the single fathers. … There’s something significant about Prince George’s County, there’s something significant about Maryland and D.C., the type of people and the type of art it breeds.
– Alex Pappas
