Henry is an 81-year-old accountant. He is also an attorney. He is also a landlord and broker and Orthodox Jew. But on the street, most people just see an older man, maybe one with a penchant for fancy hats. But no one would know that he has lived in New York's East Village since the age of four. No one would know his family fled Austria in 1939 to escape the holocaust. No one would know about Henry's family or 56 year marriage to wife Benay or 10 grandchildren or 3 great grandchildren or 7 day a week work schedule or that he works with his daughter Goldie Dreyfuss, who he hopes to take over the business. But inside his office, Henry's world is on full display. Every wall is full of experience, memory, personality, interests, family - all hidden away in this almost windowless office.
Henry's World is an exploration about the way we collect, display and preserve our lives and experiences. It also aims illuminate how limiting outward appearances are at defining the history and legacy of one's life.
