PHO Episode #2
Although she grew up in Long Beach, California, Britt Banks is a first-generation product of the Great Migration with roots in Arkansas and Alabama. Stories of the Jim Crow South and ghost encounters passed down from her maternal grandmother fueled her desire to create racially tinged social-horrors. Britt explores themes of survival, courage, loss of loved ones, and systematic racism in her work. She is most passionate about marrying her love of storytelling with ghost-lore, tragedy, and terror.
Britt decided to pursue a career in directing and writing for film and enrolled in UCLA’s Feature Film Writing certificate program. She has written, directed, and produced several award-winning short films. She has also worked at NBCUniversal in their Content & Production department.
In 2019, Britt was a guest speaker for Cal Arts "Extensions of Horror" Critical Studies Resident series. Britt is a 2020 Black Life Film Fest Grant Winner, a 2020 Screencraft Horror QF, and a 2019 winner of REVOLT TV's Hip Hop Horror contest which resulted in a 3-year distribution deal.
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