| Things I Do for Money | |
| Director: | Warren P. Sonoda |
| Producer: | Emily Andrews Avi Federgreen Laura Nordin Jen Pogue |
| Starring: | Theodor Aoki Maximilian Aoki |
| Music: | Maximilian Aoki Theodor Aoki |
| Cinematography: | Christoph Benfey |
| Editing: | Anna Catley Kat Webber |
| Studio: | Federgreen Entertainment Filmcoop Shoot Good Films |
| Distributor: | Raven Banner Entertainment |
| Runtime: | 99 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
Things I Do for Money is a 2019 Canadian crime film, directed by Warren P. Sonoda.[1] The film stars Theodor Aoki and Maximilian Aoki as two cello-playing brothers in Hamilton, Ontario, who become embroiled in the criminal underworld when a bag of money belonging to a criminal hitman accidentally ends up in their possession.[2]
The film was the first-ever acting role for both Theodor and Maximilian Aoki, real-life sibling cellists from Hamilton who also composed the film's score.[3] Their father, Edward Aoki, also has a supporting role in the film as another hitman;[4] the film's cast also includes Yodit Tewoderos, Rhett Morita, Jennifer Lynn Walton, Dax Lough, Danilo Reyes, Colette Zacca and Ali Kazmi.
The film's soundtrack includes a cello-based re-recording by Jay Semko of "Things I Do for Money", a 1987 single by Semko's band The Northern Pikes.[5]
The film premiered at the Whistler Film Festival in 2019,[6] and was commercially released to video on demand platforms in August 2020 after its planned theatrical release was scuttled by the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[1] The film did, however, receive a special theatrical drive-in screening in Hamilton on July 22, 2020.[1]
Faustine Pelipel received a nomination for Best Sound Editing in a Feature Film at the 2020 Directors Guild of Canada awards.[7]