Leonard Buckley

A Chef from East L.A. received an invitation to a manor in Ireland to cook for a royal banquet that was planned by a Lord to convince his grandmother to sell their home.

When seven-year-old William receives a new favorite toy for Christmas, he discovers a lifelong friend and unlocks a world of magic.

Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a momentous choice: hope the conflict will pass or leave everything they know behind for a new life.

Short film from Damien Swaby