“There were little bits and pieces that directed me - little crumbs that led me here.” Long before Mariah Mellus, Executive Director of the Utah Film Center, found herself championing filmmakers, artists, and audiences across the state, there was a little girl whose parents realized, by the age of four, that movies held a special place in her heart. Even her name has a cinematic beginning.

“Space shapes how we live, whether we realize it or not.” That understanding has quietly guided everything Mark Morris built long before Work Hive existed. It began in St. George, surrounded by red rock and open desert, in a town that was far quieter than it is today. As one of seven children, with a twin brother by his side, Mark grew up in a household that was anything but still. Summers meant piling into the car - nine people in all - and driving across the country, his parents determined that their children would see the world beyond their own backyard. For Mark, there was a constant sense of movement, of curiosity, and of paying attention.