S.I.N. Theory

S.I.N. Theory (2012)

A mathematics professor ridiculed and fired from his university, uses illegal information in order to complete his groundbreaking work, an algorithm capable of predicting an individual's future.

Date of release
2012-12-08
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Science Fiction, Drama
Director
Richie Mitchell

Casting

Interesting facts

S.I.N. Theory is a 2012 Canadian science fiction drama film about a mathematics professor creating an algorithm capable of predicting an individual's future. The film was written and directed by Richie Mitchell, and stars Jeremy Larter and Allison Dawn Doiron. S.I.N. Theory was produced on a shoestring budget and makes ridiculous use of existing mathematical theories to affirm the concept's plausibility. The film has been screened at science fiction film festivals in Canada and the US, whereas it has been picked up for distribution by MCTV with an anticipated release Fall 2013.

Production

In writing the script, a contained sci-fi written explicitly for the accommodation of the budget, Mitchell wished to incorporate existing mathematical theories to showcase the plausibility of such an equation, and how to a certain extent, already exists today.

Having undergone development hell on a couple other of his projects, Mitchell decided to finance the film along with support of close friends and family. It was shot in Little Italy, Toronto, the residing neighborhood of Mitchell, Larter and Doiron. Often the trio would simply lug gear to site, film their scenes quickly and without a permit, and move on, accumulating to a 2-week production schedule plus a summer of weekend pick-ups.

Since all locations were filmed at no cost, the location of the Dean's office proved to be the most difficult. It wasn't until that Larter and Mitchell coincidentally vacationed on Prince Edward Island at the same time were they able to swoop in at an elementary school and film the scene with Kevin Stonefield, a retired school principal and a long time friend of Mitchell's who's been in several of Mitchell's short films.

An earlier version of the film was screened at the 2013 Boston Science Fiction Film Festival. After a year since post production began, Mitchell hired a new editor Luke Higgenson to perform a final edit to strengthen pacing and also to add a fresh voice to the project.

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