ONE TOO MANY ZEROS is the first short film for 2009 for Earthwire Productions.
Synopsis
Marcus - a struggling writer - takes on a romantic challenge set by his uncle at the earnest request of his enthusiastic flatmate Charlie. What follows is a series of blind dates based on Charlie's dubious match-making talents. Will Marcus find true love?
Written by Chantal Rayner-Burt; directed by Jonathon Rayner-Burt
Supporters
These local businesses have supported Earthwire in the production of ONE TOO MANY ZEROS:
Verbena restaurant and bar.
6 Birkdale Rd, Birkenhead, Auckland
Servo cafe
458 Old Te Atatu Rd, Te Atatu Peninsular, Auckland www.servo.co.nz
Cast
Melissa Nordhaus (Kate)
Kate runs the local florist that Marcus frequents, as he prepares himself physically and mentally for Charlie's next love match.
Johnny Light (Marcus)
An unpublished writer, Marcus is not so much unlucky in love as 'untried'.
Dave Luff (Charlie)
Despite Charlie's apparent lack of job and ambition, he's remarkably well-connected - but possibly to the wrong crowd.
Clementine Mills (Eve)
How can someone so young be so cynical? Little Eve is full of surprises, none so than beneath her cool exterior is a love of floral arranging.
Olivia Walker (Misty)
What the world needs now... is more Misty. Entertainment veteran. Entertaining to be around.
Sarah James (Abigail)
A date between a publishing rep and a writer? A match made in heaven surely; publishers love writers, right?
Kate Evans (Shirleen)
So down to earth she has mud under her nails , Shirleen is the custodian of the Hippopotamus amphibius at the local zoo.
Graeme Joyce (Roger Newbury)
The long-suffering lawyer of the late, great Sir Hamish Bridgewater. Obligated to caution Sir Hamish on the dubious quality of his schemes, Roger sighs quite a bit.
Andrew Birkill (Sir Hamish)
Colourful and eccentric: by far the most interesting member of the Bridgewater clan.
Project status
ONE TOO MANY ZEROS was shot over 8 weekend days in April 2009. The project is currently in post-production.
NEW ZEALAND FILM & MEDIA
