A woman robs banks on her lunch break -- disguised as a cowboy. | Don’t Be a Hero

» Subscribe for the world’s best short films: » Get some merch: Don’t Be a Hero is used with permission from Pete Lee. Learn more at . OMELETO ON SOCIAL Instagram: Twitter: Facebook: Middle-aged, frustrated and bored by life, Lizzy gets her kicks by crossdressing as a cowboy and robbing banks. In robber mode, she’s calm, cool and quietly commanding. But after the adrenaline of crime wears off, she’s still left with a dissatisfying and profoundly lonely life. But one night after a heist, she sees a clerk from the bank at the bar and starts to make a connection, only to realize that despite her other persona, she’s still stuck with herself. Writer-director Pete Lee’s remarkable dramatic short is based on the real-life criminal Peggy Jo Tallas, a fascinatingly soft-spoken Texas woman