July 2010 - More comedy, an award-winning commercial, a TV doc, and student Oscars...

Busy few months...

In May I shot a TV pilot, 'Illuminati Brothers', for the popular Brooklyn improv comedy group Sidecar, which will soon be playing at the LA Independent Television Festival. The guys then returned the favour by starring in 'Mission Control', a spec commercial I wrote and directed for AT&T, which won 4th prize at the Cannes Lions Commercials Competition.

I've also been working on a documentary TV pilot alongside talented actress Anya Migdal, the female lead in my film Detour. We've been following photojournalist-turned-fashion photographer Marco Pedde on assignment for the launch of a new fashion line, as well as shooting behind-the-scenes footage of the photo-shoot itself.

And some good news: God of Love won gold prize at the Student Academy Awards. I was out in LA for the ceremony, where the film got a great response from a packed audience of a thousand at the Academy Theatre - it's great to see it on the big screen...

Last but not least: I've just, belatedly, finished a new cut of my DP reel. Thanks to all the directors who've let me collaborate with them on their projects.

April 2010 - Comedy shoot in the Catskills and GOD OF LOVE news

I spent a long and enjoyable weekend in the Catskills shooting a short improvised comedy web series - more news to come soon, I hope... The production team, crew and cast were great, so I have high hopes for the finished product.

Meanwhile, good news for my friend Luke Matheny's short God of Love, which I shot last year: the film won first prize at the NYU First Run Film Festival, along with a writing prize for Luke and a cinematography prize for me. It recently closed Aspen Shortsfest, where it won a special jury prize, which hopefully heralds the beginning of a long and successful festivals run.

March 2010 - DETOUR update and THE HAT

Detour update: Chike Johnson, the extremely talented lead actor, is starring in Sizwe Banzi is dead in Chicago. Which is great news - though it means that pick-ups will now have to wait until he gets back in May or June...

Meanwhile, I've shot another short - The Hat - for director (and talented Production Designer) Maya Kaplun.

December 2009 - THE DEVIL'S GOT MY SECRET and UNHAPPY IN ITS OWN WAY

November and December have been busy months. Detour is in post-production, and I've DPed two shorts: The Devil's Got My Secret for director Jess Kaye and Unhappy In Its Own Way for director Joyce Wu.

02 November 2009 - DETOUR WRAPS

After a successful shoot, Detour has wrapped on principal photography. Big thanks to my amazing crew, who put up with the cold, more company moves than four regular movies and some dramatically-fortuitous but comfort-compromising rain - and, of course, to my great cast: Chiké Johnson, Anya Migdal, Kenneth King and D. J. Lapité.

10 September 2009 - DETOUR FUND-RAISING PARTY

Thanks to everyone who attended the fund-raiser for Detour, and congratulations to John Conners, who managed to clean up at our raffle, winning the much-(ironically)-coveted set of golf clubs... Thanks to donations raised at the party, we're now a lot closer to making this project a reality.

August 2009 - DETOUR IN PRE-PRODUCTION

After ten years in New York, Joseph is trapped: trapped in his job, trapped in his life, and trapped in the city. But a chance encounter with Anna, a recent immigrant, makes him realize that escape might be possible - for both of them.

Bobby is now in pre-production for his new short, Detour. Following one night in the life of a Nigerian car-service driver, the film explores themes of identity and isolation - and the possibility for two strangers to make a genuine connection - in the city that never sleeps.

This film is Bobby's thesis project at NYU's prestigious Graduate Film program, and will be shooting in mid-October 2009. We are currently looking for investors to help move the project from script to screen. If you would like to know more, please visit the official website or send an email and we will be happy to help.