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Release Date:
June 11, 2012
Original Title:
First Point
Genres:
Drama
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 5
Phillips has embarked on a new phase of work that hinges on the self-awareness of real-life subjects. Lindsay Lohan (2011) and Sasha Grey (2011), his first two films, made their debut at the “Commercial Break” film project at the 2011 Biennale di Venezia. In these "motion portraits ", the notorious actresses pose erotically—Grey in a modernist John Lautner home, and Lohan in an aquamarine infinity pool. Both actresses project self-conscious recognition in their performances and in turn point toward the transformative potential of narrative action, framed by their compelling beauty. Phillips’s third film, First Point (2012) marks his second collaboration with Lohan and third collaboration with legendary surf filmmaker Taylor Steele. A contemporary film noir, First Point juxtaposes haunting nocturnal imagery with surf sequences in which female pro-surfer Kassia Meador (Lohan's acknowledged stunt double) and Lohan herself appear.
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Art Direction:
Kyra Griffin
Assistant Director:
Katerina LLanes
Assistant Director of Photography:
Alejandro Berger
Assistant Editor:
Brian McCarthy
Co-Director:
Taylor Steele
Costume Design:
Ellen Mirojnick
Creative Director:
Dominic Sidhu
Director:
Richard Phillips
Director of Photography:
Todd Heater
Editor:
Jay Rabinowitz
Grip:
Eric Sullivan
Hairstylist:
Angelo Tsimourtos
Makeup Artist:
Glenn Nutley
Carola Gonzalez
Original Music Composer:
Thomas Bangalter
Sound Designer:
Sebastien Perrin
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