Robbed
Writer/Director/Producer
Tanner J. Perry
Producers
Corbin Swanlund
Rafi Jacobs
Executive Producers
Stephen Mastrocola
Brad Perry
Unable to impress at her job interview, Gwen Connelly comes home to her equally unemployed boyfriend, Miles Moore. With bills piling up, and no probable opportunities on the horizon, the pair brainstorm. To Gwen’s dismay, Miles suggests returning to their previous jobs, though both being coy about what exactly that is. Gwen immediately shuts the idea down and moves on with her day, which doesn’t get much better. After reaching her breaking point, Gwen begrudgingly agrees to join Miles and go back to their old profession, for one night only: robbing a liquor store.
Having found a small, stand-alone, store, the two don their masks, tuck their guns into their waists and head on in. No cameras, four hostages, and a quiet night. The job seems simple enough, until Miles is shot in the shoulder by the 17-year-old clerk and son of the shop owner, Wells Winfield, in an attempt to protect the store. Wells willingly relinquishes the gun to Gwen and finishes gathering the money while Miles looks for a first aid kit in the backroom. Once Wells has finished putting the money in the bag, Gwen calls for Miles to leave. As she does, former store employee, Fletcher Wilson, enters, strapped with a bomb vest, in an attempt to also rob the store.
Miles returns to the news that not only has another player entered the game, but that he refuses to let anyone leave, due to being witnesses.
Tanner J. Perry is a Los Angeles based filmmaker. Born in Chicago, IL and raised in Phoenix, AZ, Tanner began acting at the age of 8. By 14, Tanner discovered his love for working behind the camera, beginning a path as a writer. At age 18, Tanner wrote and directed his first short, "ROBBED.", earning him ‘Best Technical’ award at the La Jolla High School Film Festival in 2015. Less than two years later, Tanner brought his 4th short film, “Aftermath,” to The Short Film Corner at the 70th Festival de Cannes in France. He has since gone on to write, direct, produce, and edit over 21 short films, web series, pilots, including “SKIN”, Executive Produced by Marlon Wayans. His most recent short film “Tonight, I Believed You” won ‘Best Suspense/Thriller Short Film’ at the Chandler International Film Festival. Sighting Spike Lee, Jordan Peele, Donald Glover, Quentin Tarantino, and Hiro Murai as his main influences, Tanner specializes in creating surrealist realities, and off-beat comedic moments, often melding genres, for strong characters studies, typically within the world of crime and/or grounded horror.
Corbin Swanlund is an experienced producer in the scripted and documentary worlds. He cut his teeth working on microbudget features in the Pacific Northwest. He has worked on everything from large budget scripted series, to unscripted reality shows, to animated documentaries, and everything between. He’s done every job on and off set from production assistant, sound mixer, line producer, assistant director, archival coordinator, and producer. He worked recently on STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces, PIECE BY PIECE: THE PHARRELL WILLIAMS STORY, and SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, as well as being an Associate Producer on an upcoming HBO Docuseries. When not working on documentaries, Corbin helps run SpiderBite Entertainment as President of Production. His favorite films are Interstellar, Nosferatu the Vampyre, and Harlan County, USA.
Rafi Jacobs a Co-Founder and Producer at Static Films. He graduated from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, with concentrations in Photography, Film & Video, where he was a Merit Scholar and John W. Kurtich Travel Scholarship recipient. Jacobs began his early career writing and directing his own narrative shorts, which have amassed millions of views online, as well as working in the camera and lighting departments on such titles as Peter Bogdanovich’s ‘The Great Buster,’ Best Documentary on Cinema winner at the 2018 Venice Film Festival, and many Israeli titles while living abroad.
Stephen Mastrocola is a Co-Founder and Producer at Static Films. After attending film school at Chapman University, Stephen began his career in entertainment working on the 'Entourage' movie and HBO’s 'Ballers.' After several years working as a screenwriter, selling projects to Blackpills and Fullscreen, and others through his reps at ICM Partners and Writ Large, Stephen pivoted to producing and co-founded Static Films in 2021, independently producing four features and several shorts in their first two years. His physical production experience led him to take a position as an Executive Producer at Buffalo 8 in 2023, managing their slate of independent projects to provide guidance and support on finance, physical production, and sales to independent filmmakers.
Brad Perry is not a stranger to the entertainment world. He has been waking up people for over 20 years on morning television. After working behind the scenes on several big productions, Brad had the opportunity to get in front of the camera on “WGN’s Morning Show” as the man-about-town. In 1998, he relocated to KTVK Arizona’s Family Channel on “Good Morning Arizona.” After 9 years on the successful morning show he got the opportunity to wake up San Diego on KUSI’s “Good Morning San Diego” for over 7 years. He also developed, produced and hosted a monthly web show called “Untapped Unplugged” which showcased up and coming acoustic artist. In 2009 Brad took “Untapped Unplugged” to television by producing a special “Untapped Unplugged In Jamaica” a traveling show that mixed sightseeing with music. He returned back to Arizona in 2017, and again used his creative skills to develop his own show “BRAD’S BIG ADVENTURES” a show that focus on family-friendly entertainment with a little something for everyone. He is currently the two time Emmy Winning Executive Producer and Host of the Arizona Daily Mix which tapes live every Monday thru Friday on AZTV 7.