We're Not Thieves
Two friends living together are suffering from increasing debt, so one of them decided to rob a nearby house much to the initial disagreement of the other. They later realized the reality of such actions. SHOT ON BMPCC4K.
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Nicolas TungDirector
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Nicolas TungWriter
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Jason GeorgeWriter
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Nicolas TungProducer
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Owen FaulProducer
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Nicolas TungDirector of Photography
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Nicolas TungCamera Operators
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Jason GeorgeCamera Operators
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Owen FaulBoom Operator/On-Set Sound Mixer
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Nicolas TungPost-Production/Editing
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Bailey FaulKey Cast
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Hannah GriffinKey Cast
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Lauren OfensteinKey Cast
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James AkselKey Cast
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Owen FaulKey Cast
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Nicolas TungUAV Operator
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Project Type:Short, Student
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Genres:Drama, Crime
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Runtime:11 minutes 59 seconds
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Completion Date:December 28, 2020
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Production Budget:6,150 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital, BRAW, Panavision.
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Aspect Ratio:2.40:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes - El Dorado High School
Distribution Information
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YouTubeDistributorCountry: WorldwideRights: All Rights, Internet, Video on Demand, Console / Handheld Device
My name is Nicolas Tung, and I'm an indie filmmaker from a small East-Asian country of Taiwan, now living in California in the US. I started working with multimedia content from the age of 10, usually in the area of editing a number of my own web videos, and composing music. I started working on my skills in the field of cinema in 7th grade from an opportunity given to me by a small student-run film "studio" to participate in their proposed web series. Though the production was ultimately unsuccessful, I learned a lot from the year-long experience working on the production and was able to learn from the failures and carry the skills over to the US when I moved in 2018, where I've made a dozen of films with the film education and a number of enthusiastic individuals willing to work alongside me.
The idea for this film came from when I was browsing my online feed and an article grabbed my attention. It detailed a robbery case where the thieves somehow don't behave like thieves. They broke into a building and stole a number of computers, but later returned them upon the knowledge that the building belonged to a non-profit organization. This shows that deep down, they aren't thieves but just ordinary individuals who are forced to make a difficult disicion.