Maggie Betts

The themes of her films are largely inspired by the social consciousness she developed through interactions with former first lady Laura Bush[2] and the work she has done with various United Nations organizations such as UNICEF.

This film focuses on the story of two elderly strangers attempting to re-discover a mutual memory as they waited to board a subway train.

[10] Betts claimed that the original inspiration for Engram was derived from the experience her mother had as a survivor of a hit-and-run accident in her youth.

[12] It explores the story of a young woman who struggles to understand her newly selected religion as she strives to become a nun.

[12] Betts also served as the director of the 2023 film The Burial, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Jamie Foxx, and Jurnee Smollett.