THE LOGLINE

A small time diner owner has 24 hours to find an estranged family member in the underbelly of Los Angeles, and save them from an unpaid debt.

DIRECTOR'S BIO 

Henry Burge got his first glimpse at the magic of film making while young. In middle school, he began filming skate videos. As he grew he continued his passion on stage in the Theater. He eventually graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with a degree in Fine Arts in 2016. Since then, he has worked on various projects in film, television, and commercials. He has worn many hats from editor, to writer, to producer, to actor, to director. Henry is passionate about his craft and has many projects scheduled for the future. Henry has written several pilots and feature-length scripts in which he is currently shopping around. He has plans for a feature film set to start filming in 2022 . The short film BOBBY is his directorial debut.

Director's Statement

As a born and raised Angeleno, I have walked the city my whole life and have been fascinated with this settled land. From the buildings, the landscape, the housing, the transportation and most importantly the people that make up the city. Whether trudging next to exposition park or strolling down broadway looking at the abandoned Clifton's Cafeteria building, I saw a series of different stories though each image. These images have profoundly been ingrained in my mind and I went on a quest to find the histories that have permeated the soil of the city. In my mind’s eye, the pawn shop on the corner of Olive has turned into a front for stolen watches, the flower shop on 5th street has become a four generational epic of an immigrant family struggling to survive. All these places have a story that needs to be thought up and told. So in a way, it is the city itself that speaks to me and has made me want to be a filmmaker. It was this city that I wanted to make the setting of my debut film Bobby.