Meet Krista Hatton

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Krista Hatton. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Krista, looking forward to learning from your journey. You’ve got an amazing story and before we dive into that, let’s start with an important building block. Where do you get your work ethic from?

My work ethic comes from my family and my background in working in homeless services. As a creative, sometimes the biggest barrier is myself. Overcoming what holds me back is a constant battle. My family has taught me perseverance, never give up on what you love. Continue to water and nourish yourself relentlessly and your craft with blossom into something more beautiful than you can ever imagine. When I worked in homeless services, I saw people on their worst days going through crisis. This taught me how to navigate high amounts of stress, sometimes it felt like decisions were being made in a pressure cooker. A person’s safety and stability sometimes depended on my decisions and that really taught me how to center people in everything I do. The bureaucracy of homeless services taught me how to advocate for not only myself but for others. We sometimes get caught in the rules or how we believe something “should” be. We have to move away from this and realize we all need different amounts of what makes us feel whole and human. We are all individuals with unique wants and needs, we cannot forget about what makes us feel alive. Move towards what keeps you feeling whole and you’ll find the work ethic will show up to play.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?

My name is Krista Hatton, I’m a 29 year old filmmaker from Blythe, Ca who now resides in beautiful San Diego, CA.
I have lived a very nomadic childhood with my mom who was a single mother. I have seen many places and many cultures that have inspired my storytelling. I have a passion for bringing eroticism to the front of conversation in a way that de-stigmatizes and uplifts the expression of sexuality amongst marginalized communities. I began my filmmaking career as a model then a film photographer, telling stories through creative direction and concept creation. I now work as a production assistant, screenwriter and director. I am excited to tell unconventional stories that allow my audience to immerse themselves in a new way of life and maybe open themselves up to new possibilities of how life can be. My current film Criminal Craving, has been selected in 2 film festivals and has played in theaters internationally. I am currently working on funding my new feature film “Love Consumes Me”, I am in the process of submitting my pitch deck to competitions and teaching workshops on how to package and monetize your art. Look out for a workshop coming soon!

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

My film photography, creative direction, and set design skills have really paved the path to what I am doing today. These skills have taught me how to develop my visual story-telling skills and have also allowed me to meet other creatives within this industry. You cannot work in isolation when it comes to this industry because you will miss out on a beautiful array of connections to be made and stories to tell. If it weren’t for me following my passion of film photography, I would never have been able to meet the people that currently support my art career. From art shows to music video sets, my skills have been able to transfer across different roles and get me on sets that I always have dreamed if being on.

What was the most impactful thing your parents did for you?

Bought me a camera. I can’t tell you how many cameras I’ve laid hands on all because my family offered them to me. My mom, while I was a baby, took a photography class and had all of these amazing pictures she developed of me. This made me fall in love with photography and when she bought me my own camera it was like she was passing over the baton. I no longer have the camera’s she bought me but its her push to be creative with this tool that made me the photographer I am today. Her own experience with photography is truly why I am the creative I am today.

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Models featured Matthew Romasanta and Eunique Dean of Slow Deep

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