Eliott Johnson

"The Line" is a drama/comedy that unfolds in the fast-paced world of a restaurant kitchen. The film explores the dynamics among a group of line cooks who are forced to step up and take charge of the kitchen after major changes the night before.

A relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story following a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. The story centers on Brandon, an ambitious and confident young man who dreams about opening a restaurant of his own someday, but is conflicted between the promise of a new life and his responsibility to his mother and teenage brother back in the South Side.

When a financial titan suddenly finds himself divorced and jobless, he starts robbing his wealthy neighbors to stay afloat. Stealing from his own social circle strangely exhilarates him—but he gradually gets tangled in a deadly web.

A powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne.