In memory of my dad
Lenny Kornberg
February 8, 1950 – January 3, 2026
I first had the idea for this when I was thirteen years old. I sat down with my dad and tried to explain it — a place online where people who genuinely love movies, games, and the things behind them could gather, write, argue, and find each other. He listened. He always listened.
At twenty-two, I tried to make it real. I got quotes from professional studios. The cost was prohibitive — somewhere out beyond what a twenty-two-year-old could justify. The idea sat. I kept the notes.
My dad had a long career in Hollywood — years of real work, real relationships, real expertise — but you would never fully know it from his screen credits alone. That gap between what someone contributes and what gets recorded has stuck with me ever since.
In the hospital, my dad aspirated, and he passed away. I didn’t write code for a long time after that.
What changed is that now, building any of this is finally within reach. Tools that didn’t exist a few years ago let one person do what used to require a team. So I’m building it — Off Screen Space — for the three subjects he and I would have spent hours on. Films. Games. The platforms and people making everything else.
I’m doing this for him. I would have wanted him to see it.
