I was always the writer, director and producer of my own movies before coming to Columbia. The 8-12 process created a great opportunity to force me to deeply collaborate with classmates. It was a very challenging and meaningful experience.
The artists' work is to catch the idea floating in the air down and give it a meaning with different way. The task of filmmakers is to help society to "see", hence, filmmakers have to be honest, and the story should be dug deeply enough.