Name: Henry Blom

1947:  

Born in Vasa, Finland.

1969:  

Moved to Stockholm, Sweden  where he has worked and lived ever since.

1969 to 1973:  

Worked as an industrial assembler

1973 to 1992:  

Was  a shoemaker's master, with his own service unities in various localities in Stockholm, until the risks of an industrial injury made him chose a new path in life.

1992-4:  

Undertook an education in screenwriting, dramatic story-telling, dramatic structure,video-technics(script, sound, lighting, filming and editing) during two-three semesters at various courses in Stockholm; private studies, "Studiefrämjandet" in Stockholm, TBV, Kulturama etc.

1994:  

Initiated the registration of the production company, Diademe Productions, partly for his own writing, partly for a project that was planned to start in Africa. This project aimed to adapt African folklore tales into movies for an African children's audience which would be recorded at the location of the native countries of the folklore by local talent. The entire production concerned a project coordination between Kenya and Gambia/Nigeria in the form of an ideology of "help to self-help". Unfortunately the project was not completed due to military activities and revolutions.

Writing and Production Credits:

Initiated the foundation of the writing of some hundred poems: formed "The Poetry Society Södertörn" and published an anthology written by approximately one hundred desk drawer poets in Haninge, Stockholm.

1991:  

Wrote a full one night play in blank verse filled with metaphors and metaphysical allusions named "Yndion - the last God", really an opera score.

1992-93:

Wrote a full-length screenplay “Ananke's Ring” about a family of Swedish vikings and the hunt of three of the sons of the family in Eastern Europe to find a mythological necklace, called Ananke's Ring. The screenplay in wait for its producer.

Wrote a screenplay named "Hangman", a crazy "run-by-time" script with the story located somewhere in the USA and dealing with cheating/crooked dealings and computers.

Wrote some adaptions of the tales by the Grimm brothers, a modern version of "Dummerjons" as a short movie, and a version of “Twelve Ravens” as a ballet for and with children.

1994-96:

Wrote a Chronicle play about Gustavus Adolphus II, containing 20 various  one hour plays in various styles, to be performed on three consecutive days at and around Årsta Castle in Haninge to and with an interactive public audience, the audience acting as the army of Gustavus Adolphus II that soon was to be shipped to the 30-years war in Europe.

Movies and Television:

From 1992:

For a better insight in TV, movie and theatre productions he participated in several Swedish productions as an actor and extra.

Worked in TV and movie production as a camera-man, lighting and sound technician, editor, director and producer.

1998-2002:

Founded a local TV station named TV Södertörn, a one hour magazine programme examining primarily topics of local interest to Södertörn, a peninsula south of Stockholm, broadcasting one hour a week on "Open Channel", a Public Access channel on UPC:s cable network, reaching approximately 350,000 households around the Stockholm area.

Theatre:

1993:

Performed as an actor at the theatre RoJ in Handen, south of Stockholm, with a lead role as Theseus in "A Midsummer's Night's Dream".

1994:

Debut as a theatre director for a children's show about Loranga, Dartanjang and Mazarin with the title "Afraid of Tigers, Loranga?" (adapted from the book by himself), chosen for that year's National Amateur Theatre Festival in Västerås in Sweden.

1996:

Founded the Culture Theatre of Peace Society "Corona", working as the artistic head and director of the society.

Directed for "Corona" the play "Alexandra - a child in war" with a script based on an authentic diary written by a 12-year old girl in the war in Yugoslavia.

1999:

Directed and staged August Strindberg's "Miss Julie”.

2001:

Became the Artistic head of the theatre and music society "The Society for Musicals" and wrote the treatment and translation of the script for the musical "Ron & Julie - a lifetime of desire", as well as directing it for the stage.

From 2012:

Writing upon a fantasy/sci-fi musical/movie “The RedSky” based on a mix of collected old future predictions.