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"The Robbery" is about two sets of armed robbers who head into the same convenience store and encounter not only old friends, but the complexities of splitting the score based on racial, social and economic values.

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Latest news:​

• WINNER of Audience Choice Award at Cinefest Sudbury Film Festival, Sept 2021

• Reel Canadian Film Festival screenings Jan 26-Feb 6, 2022

• Hamilton Film Festival screens the film Nov 9, 2021

• Finalist for best International Short film at Houston Comedy Film Festival

• Rochester International Film Festival  screening is on August 28, 2021

• New Filmmaker's New York festival's screening is in late July, 2021

• Just for Laughs film series at Eat My Shorts program will screen "The Robbery" July 28-31, 2021

• "The Robbery" screens for free June 25-27 at St. John's International Women's Film festival

• "The Robbery" heads to Australia's Over the Fence Festival, LA Comedy and Philadelphia Independent in late spring of 2021

• International premiere of "The Robbery" at the 29th Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF), held Nov. 5-22, 2020

• World premiere of "The Robbery" at 31st St John's Int'l Women's Film festival October 14-18, 2020

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Details

• Genre: comedy, political satire, female filmmaker, identity politics

• Written by: Yusuf Gad

• Directed by: Nika Belianina

• Starring: Cindy Sampson, Joris Jarsky, Jajube Mandiela

• Year:  2020 

• Length: 10:10

• Language: English

• Produced by: Write.Right Films 

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For more info please contact write.right @ gmail.com

Instagram: @robberyshortfilm

Produced by a dedicated team of individuals, including Cindy Sampson, Alex Jordan, Nika Belianina, Gord Elliston, Derek Liscoumb, Lindsay King and Danny Sedore