Maria Stover (left), professor and chair of the mass media department at Washburn University, and Bill Malloy (right), alumnus of the mass media department at Washburn University, pose for a picture in front of the mass media department’s banner. The WIFI Film Festival is a free event that is hosted by the Washburn University mass media department annually.

Kevin Willmott, Academy Award winning director and screenwriter, talks to an audience member after his filmmaker’s talk in the Rita Blitt Gallery at Washburn University. Willmott’s filmmaker’s talk was part of the 2022 WIFI Film Festival.

2022 WIFI Film Festival programs sit on a table waiting to be picked up by attendees. The 2022 WIFI Film Festival was the film festival’s third year running and first year back in person since COVID-19.

Adin Replogle (middle), junior mass media student at Washburn University and Darria Dennison (right), alumna of the mass media department at Washburn University, meet Kevin Willmott (left), Academy Award winning director and screenwriter. Willmott was one of the featured filmmakers at the 2022 WIFI Film Festival.

Samantha Peters, senior mass media student at Washburn University, poses with a WIFI Film Festival program. The 2022 WIFI Film Festival took place from April 29 to May 1, 2022.

Mass Media students pose for picture with Bill Malloy, alumnus of the mass media department. From left to right: Genevieve Michaelis, Samantha Peters, Brooke Donaldson, Bill Malloy, Joseph LaMothe and Halle Hill.

Kevin Willmott, Academy Award winning film director and screenwriter, speaks to a small group of Washburn film students after his filmmaker’s talk in the Rita Blitt Gallery at Washburn University. Kevin Willmott is best known for his work on BlackkKlansman, C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America and The 24th.

Sue Vicory moderates the women’s panel at the 2022 WIFI Film Festival. Vicory is a three-time Telly Award winning filmmaker.

Kevin Willmott (left), Academy Award winning director and screenwriter, and Connie Gibbons (right), director of the Mulvane Art Museum, pose for a picture. Willmott was one of the featured filmmakers at the 2022 WIFI Film Festival.

Kevin Willmott (left), Academy Award winning director and screenwriter, and Tom Prasch (right), professor and chair of the history and geography department at Washburn University, pose for a picture. Willmott was one of the featured filmmakers at the 2022 WIFI Film Festival.

Matthew Nyquist (left), executive director of the WIFI Film Festival and assistant professor of mass media at Washburn University, and Kevin Willmott (right), Academy Award winning director and screenwriter, pose for a picture. Willmott was one of the featured filmmakers at the 2022 WIFI Film Festival.

Kevin Willmott, Academy Award winning director and screenwriter, talks to the audience during his filmmaker’s talk in the Rita Blitt Gallery at Washburn University. Willmott’s filmmaker’s talk was part of the 2022 WIFI Film Festival.

Matthew Nyquist, executive director of the WIFI Film Festival and assistant professor of mass media, handles the livestreaming of the women’s panel. The 2022 WIFI Film Festival took place from April 29 to May 1, 2022.

The 2022 WIFI Film Festival women’s panel hosts an almost full room at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library. The WIFI Film Festival took place from April 29 to May 1, 2022.

Featured speakers from the women’s panel at the WIFI Film Festival pose for a picture after their panel at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library. From left to right: Joni Mitchell, Betty Chung, Jill Gevargizian, Sue Vicory, Francesca Kelley-Miller and Darria Dennison.

Ethan Jackson, Washburn University Mass Media alumni, speaks to a group of students and community members during his “Truth in Music” workshop. The workshop was part of the 2022 WIFI Film Festival.

Matthew Nyquist, executive director of the WIFI Film Festival and assistant professor of mass media, monitors the livestream during Ethan Jackson’s, Washburn mass media alumni, “Truth in Music” workshop.

Kevin Willmott, Academy Award winning director and screenwriter, talks to Tom Prasch, professor and chair of the history and geography department at Washburn University. Willmott was one of the featured filmmakers at the 2022 WIFI Film Festival.

Matthew Nyquist, executive director of the WIFI Film Festival and assistant professor of mass media at Washburn University, introduces Kevin Willmott, Academy Award winning screenwriter and director and featured filmmaker at the WIFI Film Festival.

Jill Gevargizian talks to students before the screening of her feature film, “The Stylist.” Gevargizian was a featured filmmaker at the 2022 WIFI Film Festival.

Kevin Willmott, Academy Award winning director and screenwriter, talks to a full room during his filmmaker’s talk in the Rita Blitt Gallery at Washburn University. Willmott’s filmmaker’s talk was part of the 2022 WIFI Film Festival.

Matthew Nyquist, executive director of the WIFI Film Festival and assistant professor of mass media at Washburn University, introduces “The Stylist” and Jill Gevargizian, the producer, co-writer and director. The movie screened at Arts Connect in NOTO.

Guests of the WIFI Film Festival enjoy a free screening of “The Stylist” at Arts Connect in NOTO. “The Stylist” was produced, co-written and directed by Jill Gevargizian, a featured filmmaker at the 2022 WIFI Film Festival.