Good artists copy. Great artists steal. Two production assistants are given the chance to change the trajectory of their careers when they're recruited for a heist, that if successful, would halt the very project they're working on.

Blackmailed into stealing an irreplaceable piece of film history from a temperamental A-list actor, the duo quickly finds themselves in over their heads as ambition, pressure, and chaos collide behind the scenes of a massive studio production. What starts as a dream opportunity soon forces them to decide how far they’re willing to go for their future in the industry.

Winner of the Pendleton Award for Senior Thesis Cinema Production at Ithaca College, The Independents is a sharp, fast-paced heist comedy rooted in the world it takes aim at.