Things I Do for Money

[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.

[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.

[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.