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The Rip-Off

Nothing is what it seems in this small electronics shop. The advertised special is not exactly what it claims to be and the store’s customers are not really customers. A film on how to rob an electronics store.

  • Canada
  • 2006, 10 min
  • Director: Kun Chang
  • Director of photography: Steve Assein
  • Editor: Jean-François Bergeron
  • Screenplay: Richard Lemire
  • Music: Baikonour
  • Cast: Richard Lemire, Daniel Tirado, Michel Perron, Elyzabeth Walling, Jennifer Séguin
  • Contacts: Kun Chang
  • Producer: Antonello Cozzolino, Anni Normandin
  • Production: Facteur 7


Kun Chang

Kun Chang (Denmark) studied economy and international law at Copenhagen Business School before moving to London and graduating in design for film and television at the Royal College of Art. He worked as concept artist on Luc Besson’s Fifth Element (1997) and George Lucas’ Starwars: The Phantom Menace (1999). In 1998 he moved to Quebec and began making award-winning documentaries. He also works on commercials, film credits and multi-media projects. His first scripted film, The Rip-Off (2006), has been screened at more than 20 festivals and has won several awards.