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'Things I Do for Money' is a 2019 Canadian crime film, directed by Warren P. Sonoda.[Jordan Pinto, [https://playbackonline.ca/2020/08/11/warren-p-sonoda-on-doing-everything-youre-not-supposed-to-on-his-11th-feature/ "Warren P. Sonoda on doing everything youre not supposed to on his 11th feature"]. 'Playback', August 11, 2020.] 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.[Liam Lacey, [https://www.original-cin.ca/posts/2020/8/12/things-i-do-for-money-kooky-canuck-family-crime-drama-saved-by-blissful-music "Things I Do for Money: Kooky Canuck Family Crime Drama Saved by Blissful Music"]. 'Original Cin', August 12, 2020.]
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.[Graham Rockingham, [https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/movies/2020/08/17/director-warren-p-sonoda-returns-to-hamilton-to-film-crime-drama-with-citys-cello-playing-aoki-brothers.html "Director Warren P. Sonoda returns to Hamilton to film crime drama with citys cello-playing Aoki brothers"]. 'Hamilton Spectator', August 17, 2020.] Their father, Edward Aoki, also has a supporting role in the film as another hitman;[Volkmar Richter, [https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/08/14/reviews/movies-have-summer-after-all-russell-crowe-jamie-foxx-and-singers-tour-real "The movies have a summer after all with Russell Crowe, Jamie Foxx, and a singers tour of the real Africa"]. 'National Observer', August 14, 2020.] 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.[Matt Olson, [https://thestarphoenix.com/entertainment/local-arts/creative-isolation-jay-semko-steps-toward-the-silver-screen "Creative Isolation: Jay Semko steps toward the silver screen"]. 'Saskatoon Star-Phoenix', August 17, 2020.]
The film premiered at the Whistler Film Festival in 2019,[Volkmar Richter, [https://www.vancouverobserver.com/blogs/newmovies/greek-tragedy-goes-modern-antigone-black-family-life-waves-and-film-artist-s-self.html "Greek tragedy goes modern with Antigone, black family life in Waves and a film artists self portrait"]. 'Vancouver Observer', December 6, 2019.] 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.[ The film did, however, receive a special theatrical drive-in screening in Hamilton on July 22, 2020.][
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Faustine Pelipel received a nomination for Best Sound Editing in a Feature Film at the 2020 Directors Guild of Canada awards.[Greg David, [https://www.tv-eh.com/2020/09/21/nominees-announced-for-19th-annual-dgc-awards/ "Nominees announced for 19th Annual DGC Awards"]. 'TV, eh?', September 21, 2020.]
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