It all begins with an idea.

“The Whole Lot,” a self-financed feature-length drama from Utah writer Matthew Ivan Bennett and College of Fine Arts alumnus Connor Rickman, will have its world premiere on closing night of the 2022 Philadelphia Independent Film Festival.

Last week, filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung visited the Film & Media Arts Department here at the University of Utah. During his visit, Chung sat down with students for a Q&A over lunch, where he offered valuable insights into filmmaking.