Robin's Hood

Canada, 2003. 81 mins. Wolfe Vid.

A hip-hop rework of the classic fable. Disillusioned social worker Robin wants to make a difference in her Oakland neighborhood. But her caring approach to her clients doesn’t fit in with the institutionalized approach her boss advocates, and she is fired from her job. At loose ends, she meets a sexy new dyke in the neighborhood. Brooklyn is a car mechanic, but Robins soon learns that her real focus is her second "job" as a thief. Robin then becomes Brooklyn’s unlikely accomplice in a string of bank heists-but she "recycles" her cut of the loot by giving it to local shelters and families anonymously. When things start to get really hot, the women decide they’ll retire - after one last daring caper.

Director: Sara Millman