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.