Margaret Betts

Margaret Betts is an American film director and writer Shes a graduate in English Literature from Princeton University New Jersey USA Her debut feature Novitiate was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and received a Jury Award for her direction Her father is Roland W Betts who had a close personal relationship with former president George W Bush The themes of her films are largely inspired by the social consciousness she developed through interactions with former first lady Laura Bush and the work she has done with various United Nations organizations such as UNICEF