WHERE THE RICH WON’T GO
Some are born into it… others bleed for it
The Story
Jace, is regular kid who works for a powerful arms-dealer Rico Vega by helping mentor Vega’s spoiled son Alejandro (“Ale”) so he can one day take over.
During an elite Beverly Hills poker night, Ale hides a million-dollar payment in his Camaro. Which is money owed to dangerous Russians.
But the cash is stolen by Evan, the new valet kid.
When Vega discovers the loss, he’s forced to negotiate with the Russians, who take his wife Yelena as hostage. Jace and Ale track down the missing million before Yelena is killed.
Their search drags them across LA’s underbelly. Rundown garages and shady dealers. Places Ale has never been due to his comfortable life. Which allows Jace to shine.
Ale repeatedly fails to stand up for him, Jace realizes he was never truly part of the glamorous world he admired.
After fighting his way through betrayal and violence, Jace alone retrieves the money, and saves Yelena.
Battered but unbroken. After the treacherous night Jace wants nothing to do with this family world. Vega rewards him with ownership of a small laundromat. His first real chance at independence.
WRITER & DIRECTOR
Make the audience sentimental instead of the player. Make the audience act.
Frank Borzage
THE CAST
DYLAN PICARD
GABRIEL GUTIERREZ
RAFAEL SIGLER
RYLEE ISABELLA
JIMMIE LEE FRAZIER
JACQUELYN O’CONNOR
TYLER YON
FRANKIE MARTINEZ
ANDREW SOLARI
ARBI AYVAZIAN
(Storyboard Artist)
THE TRAILER
PERSONAL STATMENT
Coming from an immigrant household, I’m drawn to stories where pressure reveals truth and this film lives entirely in that pressure. Where the Rich Won’t Go works because it places an ordinary character inside a world he knows nothing about. At some point in everyone’s life, there’s a moment that changes how they see the world and themselves. And it usually comes when everything falls apart.
In Honduran culture, survival isn’t an option, it’s a necessity. That idea is at the core of this film. What happens when the safety net disappears and the only thing left is who you really are. People either survive or perish.
This story unfolds over the course of one night, where control slips, masks come off, and the difference between those who’ve had to fight and those who haven’t, becomes undeniable.
I believe this story matters now in our current time because people are chasing an image of success without understanding the cost of sustaining it. Where the Rich Won’t Go forces that confrontation. It shows that money can open doors, but it won’t teach you how to survive once you’re inside.