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Derek Ridley is a father with a remarkable capacity to love, but who lets fear and paranoia rule his actions. Unable to cope with the failure of his marriage, he devises a meticulous plan to get his family back that involves taking his eight-year old son, Will, to the Rocky Mountains. At first, Derek tries to turn the kidnapping into an exciting adventure. Gifts, junk food and risky fun all help to sustain the journey, but as Will’s need for his mother continues to grow, Derek’s attempts to regain love and family become increasingly desperate. As Will’s recognition of his father’s delusion begins to surface, Derek soon finds himself facing an adversary he never expected, and Will finds himself a very small boy on a very adult journey.
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Andrew Currie has written and directed several short films, including Persistence of Memory, The Sudden Walk and Night of the Living, which received the Telefilm Canada Award for best director at the 1997 Vancouver International Film Festival. All three films have screened at film festivals around the world and have been shown on television by such broadcasters as Canal Plus in France, Channel 4 in the U.K., and Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting in North America. A graduate of the Canadian Film Centre’s Director Resident Program, Andrew was recently nominated for a Gemini Award for his direction of Twisteeria, a half-hour children’s comedy made for YTV. Mile Zero is Andrew Currie’s feature film directorial debut. 
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