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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.

  • Nicolas Tung
    Director
  • Nicolas Tung
    Writer
  • Jason George
    Writer
  • Nicolas Tung
    Producer
  • Owen Faul
    Producer
  • Nicolas Tung
    Director of Photography
  • Nicolas Tung
    Camera Operators
  • Jason George
    Camera Operators
  • Owen Faul
    Boom Operator/On-Set Sound Mixer
  • Nicolas Tung
    Post-Production/Editing
  • Bailey Faul
    Key Cast
  • Hannah Griffin
    Key Cast
  • Lauren Ofenstein
    Key Cast
  • James Aksel
    Key Cast
  • Owen Faul
    Key Cast
  • Nicolas Tung
    UAV Operator
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Crime
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 59 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 28, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    6,150 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, BRAW, Panavision.
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.40:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - El Dorado High School
Distribution Information
  • YouTube
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights, Internet, Video on Demand, Console / Handheld Device
Director Biography - Nicolas Tung

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.

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Director Statement

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.