About
After scrapping into the top film program in one of the most competitive film schools on the planet, grinding to land the top scholarships to survive, and hustling for coveted internships at the studios, then moving out of the mailroom to an active voice in the story departments, Asian-American Writer/Director Bailey Kobe got lucky, and his first music videos became #1 music videos in France.
Partnering with French producer Frédéric Imbert, a classmate at USC’s renowned Peter Stark Cinema Program, to create (www.DoubleEntenteFilms.com), an innovative boutique production company with offices in Paris and Los Angeles, that, instead of chasing production around he world, works to bring international production to Los Angeles and New York.
Clients have included: Louis Vuitton, Dior, Kenzo, Marc Jacobs, Saint Laurent (YSL), Moët & Chandon, L’Oreal, Lancôme, BMW, Mercedes, Lincoln, Mini Cooper, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and many more.
As a growing Writer/Director, Bailey has been mentored by industry greats including legendary executive Gareth Wigan (Star Wars, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) and Marvel directors, the Russo Brothers (Arrested Development, Community, Captain America, Avengers).
Given his background as an English major before film school, he loves novel adaptation, successfully adapting tomes and plays for studio projects such as a Madame Tussaud historical epic, Nobel Prize winner Muhammed Yunus biography, and a hit French relationship comedy play - He is currently adapting an Oprah’s Top Booklist novel for the screen after placing a pilot screenplay as semi finalist at AustinFF, and a finalist at Sundance Episodic and the CBS Writers Program.
His unique blend of EMOTION and COMEDY, has not only earned him earned him several Best Director, his casts Best Actor, Best Ensemble, and the films Best Feature awards.
His work has been featured in a 12-page spread in Sound and Picture magazine (in between Manchester by the Sea and Dr. Strange) for his visual flair, as well as Splash Magazine, LA Parent. LA-ist, Geek Rebellion, The Boston Globe, Vimeo Staff Picks, Nowness, Funny or Die, VUDU Top Indie Pick, HULU Critic Pick and Most-Popular, and an iTUNES front-page.
He has collaborated with an equally eclectic group of celebrities such as: Oscar winners Isabella Rossellini and Lupita Nyong’o, comedian Aubrey Plaza, leading man Orlando Bloom, fine artist Mona Kuhn, indie rock’s Father John Misty, Victoria’s Secret Angel Taylor Hill, TV’s Ben Savage, French icons Johnny Hallyday and Marc Lavoine, Asian mega-star Kris Wu, Mega DJ’s Laid Back Luke, Martin Solveig and Dillon Francis (Above, to the right, not the left), Grammy nominated Big Sean, hip-hop superstar Travis Scott, silver-screen star Zendaya, streamer phenom Lilly Collins, the irrepressibly cool Zoe Kravitz and a handful of controversial figures including Kanye West.
Often aiming to leverage these forces for charitable good. He has created pieces and fundraisers for The Heart Fund, Ability First, Angel Food, Los Angeles Food Bank, Big Sunday, and many events and local political actions as an advocate for students and the disabled. Not to mention a longtime volunteer at the German Shepherd Rescue.
Beyond his love of his community, he has a literature grounding and a UCB improv background that breathes levity and naturalness, a focus on performers and collaboration. And his multi-cultural background allows his point of view to effortlessly include voices not yet heard in media.