Director John Patton Ford

The American crime thriller film, Emily the Criminal (2022), marks the feature directorial debut of John Patton Ford. The story follows Emily Benetto, a resident of Los Angeles burdened with significant debt. Due to a past felony conviction, she faces difficulties in securing a high-paying job and instead works as a food delivery independent contractor. In an effort to earn some extra cash, she is introduced by a colleague to a “dummy shopper” service that claims to pay $200 for just one hour of work. Emily comes across a credit card fraud scheme and meets Youcef, one of ...