Paranoia 1.0
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Paranoia: 1.0 (a.k.a. One Point O) is a 2004 sci-fi film, which was written and directed by Jeff Renfroe and Marteinn Thorsson. The IMDb has described it as "a Kafka-esque nightmare about a young computer programmer who becomes a guinea pig in an insidious sinister experiment." The film stars Jeremy Sisto and Deborah Unger.
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[edit] Synopsis
According to the DVD, "A paranoid computer programmer wakes up one morning to find a plain brown package in his apartment. He unwraps it, but there is nothing inside. Despite attempts to secure his apartment, the mysterious packages keep appearing. While security cameras watch his every move, his hallucinations are pushing him to the boundaries of sanity. He frantically searches for answers to the mysterious forces taking over his life. Little does he know that the problem is a lot closer to home than he thinks."
The film can be seen as a cautionary tale about the psychological threats that our modern culture and society face. Layered into the movie are other themes of modern society: alienation, psychic numbness, mistrust, the pressure to conform, and the dangers of consumerism and unmonitored technology. The two main characters, Simon (Jeremy Sisto) and Trish (Deborah Unger), walk around in a dreamlike zombie state, a metaphor for the numbing quality of a culture that sucks people's souls dry with more and more pressure to perform, to conform, to consume.
Other characters adding their own pieces of alienation to this surrealistic film include Bruce Payne as The Neighbor, a producer of virtual reality porn films; Udo Kier as Derrick, an eccentric robot-inventor who creates "Adam" (an odd, artificially intelligent robot-head); Lance Henriksen as Howard, a strange and mysterious janitor; and Eugene Byrd as Nile, a leather-clad motorcycle courier, whose services are desperately needed.
[edit] Cast, Crew, and Production Information
Produced by Armada Pictures International, in association with VIP Medienfonds and the Icelandic Film Corporation.
Starring Jeremy Sisto, Deborah Unger, Udo Kier, Lance Henriksen, Bruce Payne, and Eugene Byrd; Written and Directed by Jeff Renfroe and Marteinn Thorsson; Produced by Chris Sievernich, R.D. Robb, Kyle Gates, and Thomas Mai; Cinematography by Christopher Soos; Film Editing by Daniel Sadler and Troy Takaki; Story Editor: Kenneth Hann; Music by Terry Huud; Costumes by Maria Valles; Production Designer: Eggert Ketilsson; Art Direction by Ioana Corciova and Cristian Corvin; Casting by Carmen Cuba.
Running time: 92 minutes
Country: USA/Iceland/Romania
Year: 2004
[edit] Awards
2004 - Catalonian International Film Festival (Sitges, Spain) - Nominated Best Film; Recipients: Marteinn Thorsson, Jeff Renfroe.
2004 - Sundance Film Festival (Park City, Utah, USA) - Grand Jury Prize, Dramatic Category; Nominated: Jeff Renfroe, Marteinn Thorsson.
2004 - Fant-Asia Film Festival (Montreal, Canada) - AQCC Award-Mention: Jeff Renfroe, Marteinn Thorsson; Best International Film (Jury Prize): Jeff Renfroe, Marteinn Thorsson; Most Ground-Breaking Film (Jury Prize): Jeff Renfroe, Marteinn Thorsson.
2005 - Edda Awards (Iceland) - Edda Award Category: Best Picture (nominated); Best Production Design: Eggert Ketilsson (nominated); Best Sound or Music: Bradley L. North, Byron Wilson, Ann Scibelli (nominated); Director of the Year: Marteinn Thorsson, Jeff Renfroe (nominated).
2005 - Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema (Spain) - Best Actress: Deborah Kara Unger; Best Film: Jeff Renfroe, Marteinn Thorsson; Youth Jury Award (Best Feature Film): Jeff Renfroe, Marteinn Thorsson.
[edit] Miscellanea
Also known as: 1.0, One Point O, One Point Zero, Version 1.0, and Virus 1.0.
Tagline: "Are you infected?"
Premiered in competition at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, under its original title (One Point O).
An international co-production, the film was shot entirely in Bucharest, Romania.
Adam (the robot head) was voiced by both Udo Kier and Jeremy Sisto.
In 2007, the film made Snarkerati's "Top 50 Dystopian Movies of All Time" list. Snarkerati is a popular movie web-magazine.
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- One Point O at the Internet Movie Database
- One Point O on Snarkerati's "Top 50 Dystopian Movies of All Time" list
