One Point 0 (2004)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2004
Running Times: 92 mins
Format: colour     35mm
Ratio:
Sound: Dolby Digital

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Armada Pictures / VIP 2 Medienfonds
Financing: Comerica Bank of California
Executive Producers: Andreas Grosch, Andreas Schmid, Chris Sievernich, Matt Milich, Zachary Matz
Producers: Kyle Gates, R.D. Robb, Thomas Mai
Co-Producers: Jeremy Sisto, Padraic Aubrey
Production Supervisor: Christopher Landry
Unit Production Manager: Gabriel Popescu
Production Coordinator (Romania): Sanda Popescu
Production Coordinator (USA): Winona Lyons

SCRIPT
Script: Jeff Renfroe, Marteinn Thorsson
Story Editor: Kenneth Hann

DIRECTION
Directors: Jeff Renfroe, Marteinn Thorsson
Assistant Directors: Andrei Rusu, Ingrid Cristea, Laurentiu Maronese

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Christopher Soos
2nd Unit Camera Operator: Andrew Hallbach
2nd Unit Assistant Camera: Liviu Tanase
Camera Loader: Aurel Nicolae
Focus Puller: Titi Gavrila
Gaffer: Florian Nicolae
Electrician: Catalin Nicolae
Best Boy Electric: George Nicolae
Generator Operator: Grigore Ciobanu
Key Grip: Razvan Paslaru
Grips: Marian Ene, Remus Tanase
Best Boy Grip: Catalin Stoica
Colour Timer: Lee Wimer
Camera: Arriflex 535
Lab: Kodak Cinelabs, Romania; Technicolor

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editors: Daniel Sadler, Troy Takaki
Assistant Editor: Mihai Mitici
Post-Production Producer: Chris Miller

MUSIC
Music: Terry Huud

SOUND
Lead Sound Designer: Ann Scibelli
Boom Operator: Ion Alexandru
Supervising Sound Editor: Byron Wilson
Sound Editor: Evan T. Chen
Post-Production Sound Services: Chris Miller
Sound Effects Editor: Bradley L. North
Foley Artist: Jerry Trent
Foley Editor: Jeremy Balko

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Key Make Up: Gabi Cretan
Make Up: Ana Lupulescu, Violeta Marin (real name: Violeta Marinescu)
Key Hair: Jeni Lita
Costume Designer: Maria Valles
Assistant Costume Designer: Radu Mada
Wardrobe Supervisor: Radu Mada
Wardrobe Assistant: Geta Isvoreanu

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Ralis Khan

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor: Dale Tanguay
Digital Artist: Lars Radmall

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Eggert Ketilsson
Art Directors: Ioana Corciova, Cristian Corvin
Set Decorator: Carmen Pasula
Property Buyer: Nicu Kaza
Property Master: Cristian Ivan
Property Assistant: Ion Tudor
Storyboard Artist: Antun Bosanac
Swing: Eugen Gheorghe, Gheorghe Tudor, Nicolae Trandafir

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Mariana Lina
Production Accountant: Mirela Pancu
Production Accountant (USA): Michael Fischler
Production Cashier: Dorina Popa
Production Assistants: Aurel Popescu, Vasile Anghel
Production Secretary: Iana Opran
Craft Service: Crina Danciu
Production Facilities: Mediapro Studios
Mediapro Studios General Manager: Andrei Boncea
Unit Transport Coordinator: Cristi Chitu

LOCATIONS
Locations: Romania
Location Manager: Razvan Radutiu

CASTING
Casting: Carmen Cuba
Romania Casting: Andreea Tanasescu, Florin Chevorchian
Extras Casting: Laura Grosu
Casting Assistant: Blyth Nailling

CAST
Jeremy Sisto (Simon J)
Deborah Unger (Trish)
Lance Henriksen (Howard)
Udo Kier (Derrick)
Eugene Byrd (Nile)
Bruce Payne (the neighbour)
Ana Maria Popa (Alice)
Emil Hostina (landlord)
Sebastian Knapp (Harris)
Constantin Cotimanis (Polanski)
Matt Devlen (cashier)
Richard Rees (Hiep Pham)
Lucia Maier (alley woman)
Roxana Ciuhulescu (tall woman)
Michael Weinberg (bartender)

PLOT SUMMARY

Software engineer Simon J lives in a run-down apartment which he rarely laves. One day, he finds an empty cardboard box outside his front door, the first of many identical packages. Simon starts to imagien who might be sending them to him and why, suspecting everyone from his S&M porno film-making neighbour to the block's handyman. But the truth is far more bizarre than he could ever imagine.

CAPSULE REVIEW

A wonderful film that has sadly gone AWOL since some festival screenings in 2004, One Point 0 is the kind of film best approached with as little knowledge of the plot as possible beforehand. Lovers of dark, intelligent and thoughtful screen science fiction will much to reward them here. It'll get under your skin and stay there for weeks, months and even years to come. Now if only someone would pick up this little gem for a long-overdue wider DVD release. (Full Review)

AVAILABILITY

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Armada Pictures International

AWARDS

2004
Sundance Film Festival, USA
Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic (Jeff Renfroe, Marteinn Thorsson) - nominated

TIMELINE

2003
April
30: Romania – filming begins

June
4: Romania – filming begins

2004
January
Day Unknown: USA – shown at the Sundance Film Festival

March
16: Belgium – shown at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Films

April
9: USA – shown at the Philadelphia International Film Festival

July
13: Canada – shown at the Fantasia Film Festival

August
30: UK – shown at Frightfest, London

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

1.0 - alternative spelling
Paranoia 1.0

KEYWORDS

apartments, computers, the future, paranoia

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008