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COLD BLOODED
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY JASON LAPEYRE
PRODUCED BY TIM MERKEL & LEAH JAUNZEMS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER NICHOLAS TABARROK
STARRING
RYAN ROBBINS
ZOIE PALMER
WILLIAM MACDONALD
SERGIO DI ZIO
HUSE MADHAVJI
Synopsis
A female police officer has what she thinks is an easy night
shift guarding an unconscious diamond thief in an abandoned
hospital wing. When his brutal gang members break in to the
secured ward, the cop and the robber must form an unlikely
alliance to survive the night.
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Cold Blooded
2012
86:00
Canada
Crime
RED
HDCAM
1:1.85
English
The Story
COLD BLOODED was born from the
cold-blooded world of financial limitations.
In 2009, producer Tim Merkel approached
writer/director Jason Lapeyre with an
idea: to tell an entire story set in a hospital.
Merkel just happened to have access to a
full hospital set, and knew he’d be able to
make a feature-length film for a modest
amount of money if the action were contained to one location. Lapeyre took up the
challenge and came back to Merkel with
two pitches – one for a zombie movie and
the other for a gritty crime story. Merkel
told Lapeyre that since they would be working long hours for a very long time together, that Lapeyre should choose whichever
idea he felt most passionate about. With
Lapeyre’s life-long love of classic crime
films, it was a no-brainer, and the task of
writing Cold Blooded began.
Lapeyre and Merkel took a trip to the
hospital with co-producer Leah Jaunzems
and walked up and down the long hallways
of the hospital for several hours, taking pictures and talking about ideas. Lapeyre was
struck by the stark emptiness and the cold,
institutional feel of the place, both of which
informed the story and the film. “You think
about classic crime movie settings and you
think of a labyrinthine city, or a prison, or a
spartan low-rent apartment,” says Lapeyre.
“Not too far from the twisting hallways of a
disused hospital wing.”
A decision was made very early on in the
process to set the film in Toronto. Lapeyre
felt strongly that of all the versions of Toronto that could be seen in film and television, there was still a gritty, street-level view
of the city that hadn’t been fully explored.
“I call it Hogtown”, explains Lapeyre. “It’s
the opposite of Toronto the Good. Where
all the career criminals live and work.”
Lapeyre also spent time interviewing both
male and female officers with the Toronto
Police Service to get a feel for cop life and in
particular the challenges of being a female
police officer.
The other decision Lapeyre made early on
in the production was to take the film into
extremely dark territory. “I had a pretty
specific image in my head, right from the
beginning, of a very graphic injury – I won’t
say what kind because I don’t want to give
away the plot, but it’s what Holland does to
Jane in the operating room”, says Lapeyre.
“Right from the start I knew that I wanted
that to be in there, to show the audience
that anything could happen and that they
weren’t safe just because they were in a
crime movie, where things like that don’t
usually happen. I spent years as a writer
for Rue Morgue magazine, and my love of
horror is almost as strong as my love for
crime. That was definitely an influence on
the film.”
The Cast
Finding the right actors to play Eddie
Cordero and Frances Jane was crucial to
making the film work. “Cordero has to
be likeable but also a bit of a scumbag,”
Lapeyre explains. “I wanted the audience
to believe that he was capable of doing
anything in order to escape, but when he
was really pushed into a corner there were
things he wouldn’t do, that he had some
kind of moral compass. And on top of
that, he had to be charming.” When Ryan
Robbins’ name came up as a possibility, it
quickly became clear that he would be perfect for the role. His standout performance
as Charles Manson in Reg Harkema’s Leslie,
My Name Is Evil showed that the actor was
perfectly capable of being at once charming and threatening. “Ryan is such a movie
star,” says Lapeyre. “The camera loves him,
he’s got tons of charisma, and he was born
cool. He also taught me to really appreciate
watching UFC fights while we were shooting. That was pretty awesome.”
Finding someone to play Frances Jane was
an even bigger challenge, however. “Jane
is the toughest role in the movie,” explains
Lapeyre. “Hands down. She has to go from
being a tough, expressionless police officer,
to experiencing the most painful, traumatic
thing imaginable, and then pull herself
together enough to try and escape, all while
starting to question her role on the force.”
This juggling act required an actor that
could pull off the delicate balancing act
between being incredibly expressive and
maintaining a controlled exterior, and that’s
exactly what the filmmakers found in Zoie
Palmer. “Zoie was amazing to work with,”
says Lapeyre. “She just cared so much
about the character, and about her performance. It was great coming to work every
day with someone so committed to doing a
good job.”
The entire plot hinges on the believability
of the ruthlessness of Louis Holland, the
career criminal who Cordero has partnered
up with. Cast just days before going to
camera, Bill Macdonald not only delivered
on the ruthlessness, he had a few surprises
up his sleeve as well. “Bill totally, completely nailed the ultra-dry humour in Holland. It
was so fun watching him work. He had the
professionalism down, he had the coldness
down, but then there was this incredible
ability to still wring humour from a line at
the same time,” says Lapeyre. “It’s a truly
menacing performance.”
The Shoot
Despite the one location and small cast, the
shoot was still an intimidating experience
for first-time feature director Lapeyre. With
their limited resources, there wasn’t much
time for rehearsal, so he had to be extremely prepared before the cameras started rolling. “I wanted to strike a balance between
preparedness and spontaneity. I had all
my notes for each scene right there in front
of me, but most of the time I encouraged
the actors to bring their own ideas to the
table. It’s a collaborative art form, and that’s
what I love most about the whole process –
getting excited about someone else’s ideas
that are better than mine.”
Right from the beginning of the project,
Merkel and Lapeyre had decided to hire an
extremely experienced director of photography. They wanted someone who could
create beautiful images but shoot and light
quickly in order to allow them to finish
the film in the 15 days they had available.
Luckily, they were able to bring on veteran
DP Alwyn Kumst, a master of light who has
shot countless television episodes including
‘The Summit’, ‘Fear Itself’, and ‘The Dresden
Files’.
Lapeyre and Alwyn wanted to emulate
the coldness of the characters’ decisions
in look of the film. Their colour palette
emphasized a lot of blues and blacks, and
their frames are icily steady – no hand-held
camerawork here. “Like a lot of filmmakers,
I’m pretty strongly influenced by American
filmmaking of the 1970s, but there was also
a French crime influence in there as well,”
says Lapeyre. “I wanted the 1.85 aspect
ratio to make the film feel almost like it
was from the 70s or 80s, and I wanted the
cool, stoic camerawork to reflect the tough
professionalism of these career cops and
criminals.”
Long Synopsis
Toronto police constable Frances Jane has
an easy gig tonight – guard an unconscious
diamond thief named Eddie Cordero in a
locked-down hospital wing. When Cordero
wakes up, he tries to bribe Jane into letting
him go, but she flips it on him and instead
tries to trick him into giving up his partners. Their verbal chess game is interrupted
when Cordero’s violent partners break into
the hospital to get him and the diamonds
he stole. Their ambush goes wrong and
Jane is left handcuffed to the crew’s mastermind, Louis Holland. Holland escapes from
Jane by inflicting an unimaginable injury
on her, leaving her for dead, and resumes
the hunt for Cordero, who is now loose in
the hospital. Jane recovers with the help of
a doctor who’s also trapped in the secure
wing and they try to escape, but are cut off
from the exit by Holland. When she finds
Cordero, she turns the tables on him again
by asking for his help to get out. Jane’s
allegiance to herself and her job are tested
as she works with a criminal to escape, tries
to avoid his crew, figure out where the diamonds are and above all, survive the night.
Driven by memorable characters and loaded with
stomach churning tension, Cold Blooded is intense,
harrowing and all kinds of brilliant – one of the year’s
best thrillers just waiting to be discovered.
Writer/director Jason Lapeyre builds heart-stopping
tension within his labyrinthine locale. Establishing
what’s at stake early with one the most shocking
scenes of violence I have witnessed in a very long
time, Lapeyre then sends his six primary characters –
Jane, Cordero, an unfortunate doctor, and the three
gangsters out for blood – into different areas of the
abandoned wing, as they track and evade each other
in a lethal game of multiplayer cat and mouse. The
camera trails each of them with incredible control
and precision, like a surgeon’s scalpel or a murderer’s
blade.
Lead actress Zoie Palmer brings conviction to the
role of Officer Jane, a rare female genre hero with
actual dimension and drive, whose face, covered in
blood, makes for an absolutely unforgettable image.
She also has great chemistry with Ryan Robbins as
the devious but immensely likable Cordero, with
whom she forms an uneasy alliance against a far
more dangerous threat: Louis Holland, played with
soft-spoken menace by actor William MacDonald
(Slither). One of the year’s most terrifying villains, the
lengths this man will go to are truly horrific; his very
presence imbues a scene with palpable sensations
of dread. At the same time, character interactions are
often blackly comedic, as Lapeyre strikes the perfect
tone between levity, tension and trauma. He also
demonstrates a gratifying intelligence through his
writing of each of the primary characters, none of
whom feel superfluous or underdeveloped. Even
Holland’s two underlings, who in another film would
be little more than wordless henchmen, are imbued
with their own unique personalities and personal
motivations.
Moreover, Cold Blooded never falls victim to the
plot contrivances or logic gaps that so often plague
films of this type. When characters do things, they do
them for a reason – even their mistakes and errors in
judgement feel organic to the people they are.
Scattered moments of violence are utilised with
incredible effectiveness. Lapeyre, like Nicholas
Winding Refn (Drive), is a rare filmmaker how knows
exactly how moments of bloodshed can be used to
seize hold of his audience. And once he has them, he
never lets them go. - Moviedex
There’s always something to be said for a crime thriller that introduces its characters and premise in an efficient manner and then keeps throwing you bloody
curve balls before jolting to a finish in less than 90
minutes. The new Canadian flick Cold Blooded offers
a great female lead, a rather novel plot hook, and
keeps you interested in between the action bits. That
last part is always important in a low-budget thriller,
and it’s something that writer/director Jason Lapeyre
is aware of. It only takes some simple but strong
dialogue, a few interesting characters, and something the audience can root for (or against), and then
they’re putty in a filmmaker’s hands. Cold Blooded is
shot quite well, scored quite smoothly, and (especially) cut like a fast-paced dream. The cast is uniformly
strong, the premise has a nice hook, and things
actually get pretty dark and nasty before all is said
and done. Fun stuff. - FEARnet
Jason Lapeyre‘s Cold Blooded is only his second feature film, but it’s already obvious that he’s a director
to watch. The film has a terrific trailer that gives hints
at the goodness within; it doesn’t spoil anything
but it does leave you wanting more. Cold Blooded is
definitely more than your average indie thriller.
Visually, Cold Blooded is stunning, all sharp angles,
doorways, windows, and floor tiles. It’s precise and
as befitting the film’s name, cold and clinical. The
lighting is also superb, shifting from greens and
blues to greys throughout, all reflecting off of and
being absorbed by the sterile setting of a hospital.
Cinematographer Alwyn Kumst has a long list of TV
projects on his resume and at times, Cold Blooded
has the feel of a great 1970s movie.
As for special effects, Cold Blooded uses them sparingly but brilliantly. There are a few scenes of gore
that are masterfully realized and shocking in the context of the low-key yet consistent tension in the film.
The effects crew is headed by Paul Jones, another
guy with a long resume in TV, and he truly puts the
practical into practical effects. I cannot remember
another recent indie film with such superb usage of
believable, non-CGI effects.
Also believable are the performances. As Frances
Jane, Zoie Palmer (Lost Girl) has serious charisma,
convincing us that she is equal parts steely reserve,
bravado, integrity, doubt, and panic. Her chemistry
with Ryan Robbins—who looks like a cousin of Michael Fassbender— is believable and thankfully does
not veer into ridiculous romantic territory the way
many other bigger budget mainstream thrillers do.
Robbins is great as Cordero: a charming (but not too
charming) criminal, who isn’t a bad guy even though
he’s a bad guy.
The dialogue—also written by Lapeyre—is straightforward and convincing. The premise of the film—
cop teams with criminal to evade death—is about as
clichéd as they come, but by keeping everything on
a small scale, Lapeyre and his cast and crew make it
work Another big difference between Cold Blooded
and your average cops and robbers thriller is the music. It’s practically non-existent; there are no hokey
bits wielding undue influence on your emotions. The
score, composed by Todor Kobakov, seethes right
under the surface and gets under your skin when it
needs to without overpowering the events unfolding onscreen.
Cold Blooded is not a bloated, high-octane blockbuster. The pacing is deliberate and leisurely at
times, yet taut and engrossing at others. Cold Blooded breathes both fresh life and a retro feel into the
thriller genre. - Popshifter
Ryan Robbins as Eddie Cordero
Born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia,
Ryan Robbins knew at
a young age that he
wanted to be an actor.
As a result, he began
writing, producing,
directing and starring
in school productions.
Upon completion
of high school, Ryan
began his professional career as a circus
performer, traveling as far away as Australia
for his work. His circus career was followed
by a move to Asia where he produced and
directed for a production company based in
Malaysia. Always looking for other interests
and challenges, Ryan moved back to Canada, settling in Vancouver where he began a
career as a musician. His musical career segued into an acting career and Ryan hasn’t
looked back since.
A character actor, Ryan is constantly
reinventing himself, aspiring to keep each
character fresh and unique. He has been
cast in recurring and lead roles on television series such as ‘The Guard’, ‘Sanctuary’,
‘Blade,’ ‘Battlestar Galactica,’ ‘Stargate:
Atlantis’, ‘The Collector’ and in the CTV hit
series, ‘Alice I Think.’ Ryan can also be seen
playing roles in independent films such as
Wrecked, Leslie My Name is Evil, Smile Of
April, Sheltered Life, The Cabin Movie and
When Jesse was Born. Other credits include
‘Supernatural,’ ‘Smallville’, ‘Catwoman’,
‘Walking Tall’, ‘The Days’, ‘Kingdom Hospital’
and ‘The Bug’. Along with his film and television credits, Ryan also stars in the popular
web series, ‘Riese’.
Ryan has a strong passion for independent films and has won several awards for
his performances in these productions. A
multi-nominated and winning receipt of the
prestigious Canadian Leo Award, honouring
the best in film and television, he also won
the Best Actor Award in a feature at the
Sacramento Film Festival.
When he is not filming, Ryan spends time
writing songs or researching new projects.
A big fan of the UFC and mixed martial arts
in general, he enjoys watching and training
and is a recreational participant. He is also
an avid hockey fan and has been known to
enjoy the occasional hand of poker.
Zoie Palmer as Frances Jane
Zoie Palmer’s love of
acting began at an
early age. Raised in
Cornwall, England,
Palmer moved to
Toronto to pursue
her career where she
graduated from York
University’s Theatre
Program with a B.F.A.
Palmer has appeared in an array of television productions, notably starring as Ronald
Reagan’s daughter, Patti, in ‘The Reagans’,
the critically-acclaimed MOW that was
nominated for a slate of Emmy Awards and
a Golden Globe. Palmer also appeared in
the Emmy Award-winning TV movie ‘Out of
the Ashes’, co-starring alongside Christine
Lahti and Beau Bridges. One of Zoie’s best
known roles is as Goth musician Patsy in
the hit CTV series ‘Instant Star’. Palmer also
garnered notice for her role as Coast Guard
rescue swimmer Carly Grieg in the Global
series ‘The Guard’. She has guest-starred
on such shows as ‘Odyssey 5’, ‘Bliss’, ‘Doc’,
‘1-800-Missing’ and ‘Murdoch Mysteries’.
Currently, she can be seen playing the role
of Lauren, scientist to the Fae, in Showcases’s cult favourite series ‘Lost Girl’.
Zoie’s film career is quickly catching up to
her television success. She has starred in 2
acclaimed short films: Snapshots for Henry,
which was nominated for a Genie Award as
Best Live Action Short Drama, and was honoured with the Best Actor Award at the Baja
California Film Festival for her performance
in Terminal Venus by Alexandre Franchi.
2010 was an especially busy year for Palmer
with a supporting role in M. Night Shyamalan’s thriller Devil along with her starring
role in The Untitled Work of Paul Shepard,
for which she has just been nominated for
an ACTRA award. She was recently reunited with her co-star from ‘The Guard’, Ryan
Robbins, in the crime thriller Cold Blooded,
which is slated for release in 2012.
William Macdonald as Louis Holland
William has appeared
in over 140 stage,
film and T.V. productions during the last
15 years. He was a
regular on the T.V.
series ‘Call of the Wild’,
and has guest starred
on dozens of the T.V.
productions that have filmed in Vancouver
over the past 2 decades. He is most proud
of his work in Canadian film, however, playing lead roles in such productions as Rhino
Brothers, Protection, BarNone, Sub Human
and The Delicate Art of Parking.
On stage he has performed for theatres in
Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and
B.C. Some of his favourite roles include
Petruchio in ‘Taming of the Shrew’, Aston
in ‘The Caretaker’, Donny in ‘Adult Entertainment’, Weegee in ‘Little Mercy’s First
Murder’, Wilmore in ‘The Rover’ and King in
‘Toronto, Mississippi’. He has also directed
over the years, and has written and performed several of his own pieces including
‘Coco-Puffs and Caviar’, about addiction in
the Downtown Eastside; ‘Phantoms’ about
the cultural and political changes as a result
of 9/11; and ‘Dear Robert DeNiro’, about
hero worship. Mr. MacDonald also teaches
at several schools in Vancouver, B.C.
Sergio Di Zio as George Keyes
With over 18 years
of consistent and
varied roles, Toronto-born actor Sergio
Di Zio has become
one of Canada’s
hardest-working
and well-respected
actors.
Sergio has starred in such television events
as FX Network’s biopic, ‘RFK’; Robert Ludlum’s ‘Covert One: The Hades Factor’, miniseries for CBS and such TV movies as A&E’s
‘Wedding Wars’, ‘The Passion of Ayn Rand’,
‘Custody’ and ‘The Wall: Vietnam Remembered.’ He has recently guest starred on the
hit Canadian comedies ‘Republic of Doyle’,
‘Little Mosque on the Prairie’ and ‘Dan For
Mayor’, as well as the soon to premier ‘XIII’,
and ‘Almost Heroes’. Sergio has starred in
the CBC critically-acclaimed series ‘This is
Wonderland’ and ‘Northern Town’ which
shot over 5 weeks in Dawson City and all
over the Yukon.
Sergio is currently in his 4th season on
the hit CTV/CBS television police drama,
‘Flashpoint’ playing SRU bomb and tech
expert Michelangelo ‘Spike’ Scarlatti. With
high ratings in Canada, the U.S. and around
the world, “Spike” has proven to be Di Zio’s
break out role and has garnered him a prestigious Gemini Award nomination.
Di Zio’s film credits include screen-writer
Scott Frank’s The Lookout playing the
memorable Deputy Ted opposite Joseph
Gordon Levitt; Flash of Genius starring Greg
Kinnear; the cult classic Boondock Saints
and Cinderella Man starring Russell Crowe,
Renee Zellweger and Paul Giamatti.
Di Zio has also been a part of some Canadian features that have been hits on the
indie festival circuit, such as Luck starring
with Sarah Polley (winner of the 2004 SXSW
Competition Award for Narrative Feature),
and Just Buried with Jay Baruchel (winner of
the 2008 Jury Award at The Santa Cruz Film
Festival for Best of the Fest). Sergio will next
be seen in the crime thriller Cold Blooded,
which will be released in 2012.
Huse Madhavji as Dr. Gill
Husein Madhavji, aka
“Huse”, is best known as
the former face of Star!
Canada’s Entertainment
Channel, and is quickly
making a name for himself as a powerful actor
in the world of film and
television. This dynamic
Gemini nominated host/actor/producer started
his career on stage performing musicals in his
hometown of London, Ontario. After graduating
from Ryerson University’s Radio and Television
Arts Program, he made the move from being
an actor to host on Star! and has interviewed
some of the worlds best artists, from Hollywood
Royalty to the giants of the music industry.
Husein was the male lead in the stage comedy
‘30 Dates’ that toured the country. On television,
Huse can be seen every week on 2 television
series, HBO Canada/Direct-TV’s hit comedy
‘Call Me Fitz’ starring Jason Priestly where Huse
received his first Gemini nomination, and ABC/
Global’s ‘Combat Hospital’ starring Elias Koteas
and Michelle Borth. He has been seen in the
CBC pilot ‘Throwing Stones’, the CBC drama
‘The Border’ and the CBS/CTV police drama ‘The
Bridge’. Currently Huse can be seen as a series
regular on CTV’s ‘Saving Hope’. When he’s not
acting, Huse is creating: writing music on his
guitar or penning scripts.
Tim Merkel Producer
Tim Merkel has been making movies and
television for over 22 years. As a prominent
cinematographer, he has worked on thousands
of hours of film with countless production
teams including directors such as Bryan Singer,
George Clooney, Lord Richard Attenborough,
Paul Haggis and Atom Egoyan, to name just a
few. Timothy has built strong connections in
the industry worldwide and brings tremendous
production and creative experience to his role
as Producer. He served as Executive Producer on
Defendor (2009), starring Woody Harrelson and
Kat Dennings. Defendor premiered at the prestigious Toronto Film Festival to critical acclaim.
Timothy was also Executive Producer on A Beginners Guide To Endings starring Harvey Keitel,
J.K. Simmons and Jason Jones. Tim recently
completed post-production on Welcome Back
Satan, a comedy where he served as Producer.
Jason Lapeyre Writer/Director
Jason Lapeyre is an
award-winning filmmaker
based in Toronto. His first
feature, Cold Blooded,
won Best Canadian Film
at Fantasia 2012. His
second feature, I Declare
War, was an official selection of the Toronto International Film Festival and
won the Audience Award
for Best Film at Fantastic Fest the same year.
He also directed the MOW Restless Virgins for
Lifetime, a documentary feature about mental
illness called Faceless, and produced the short
film The Captured Bird, which was Executive
Produced by Guillermo del Toro. His films have
played in over 50 film festivals around the world
and won prizes at over a dozen of these. He is
represented by APA in Los Angeles and Vanguarde Artists in Toronto.
Leah Jaunzems Producer
Leah Jaunzems
is a producer and VP of
Development
at Darius Films,
a production
company with
offices in Los Angeles and Toronto. Leah started
her film career working freelance jobs in production for 5 years before she was approached to
run actor/director Bill Duke’s media company. A
former intern at Darius Films, she returned to the
company years later in 2007 as the head of development. Since then, she has helped developed
several feature film scripts and has acted as an
associate producer on Defendor (2009) and A Beginner’s Guide to Endings (2010). After serving as
a story editor for several drafts of Cold Blooded,
Leah joined the team as one of the lead producers in addition to her full time duties at Darius.
Leah also serves as an approved Mentor and
Screenwriting Consultant in Telefilm Canada’s
newly created directory. Prior to her film career,
she completed an M.A. in Social Anthropology at
York University and worked at a bankruptcy firm,
before it went bankrupt.
Nicholas Tabarrok Executive Producer
Nicholas Tabarrok is a
prolific film and television producer whose
company, Darius Films,
has offices in Los Angeles and Toronto.
Since 1998, he has
produced over a dozen
features that have received both commercial and critical success. Many of them have
premiered at the world’s top film festivals: The
Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico (Toronto
International Film Festival, SXSW 2005), Hank
and Mike (Karlovy Vary 2007), Surviving Crooked
Lake (Slamdance 2008), Weirdsville (Toronto
International Film Festival and opening night
gala of the 2007 Slamdance and Raindance
Film Festivals), Coopers’ Christmas (Toronto
International Film Festival 2008), and Defendor
(Toronto International Film Festival 2009).
Nicholas’ most recent completed film, A Beginner’s Guide to Endings starring Harvey Keitel,
Scott Caan and JK Simmons, will be released in
spring 2012. He is currently in pre-production
with his next feature film, The Black Marks starring Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon and Jay Baruchel.
Nicholas’ first television series, ‘Fugget About It’,
will be airing autumn 2012 on Teletoon.
Nicholas was honored by Variety Magazine as
one of the “Top Ten Producers to Watch” in
2008.
Aaron Marshall Editor
After stints in Los Angeles and New York over
the past decade, Aaron Marshall is now a Toronto-based film editor. Since 1997 Aaron has
worked on a wide variety of projects in the US
and in Canada (almost 40 in all), from small independent films to enormous studio blockbusters as well as shorts and a little television. In
recent years Aaron has been very fortunate to
collaborate with several outstanding directors
including Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton, Duplicity), Phillip Noyce (Salt), Gavin O’Connor (Warrior) and Jason Lapeyre (Cold Blooded, I Declare
War). Aaron most recently edited Jeff Renfroe’s
The Colony, starring Laurence Fishburne and Bill
Paxton.
Alwyn Kumst Director of Photography
Alwyn Kumst, CSC, is one of the most respected
Directors of Photography in Canada today. Currently Alwyn is shooting ‘Degrassi’ and will stay
with Epitome to shoot their new show, ‘Highland
Gardens’. Late last year he joined director Jason
Lapeyre to helm the photography on Jason’s first
feature, Cold Blooded. Since he arrived in Canada
in the 90’s, Alwyn has shot countless movies of
the week for Alliance Atlantis, E! and Lionsgate.
He has shot series for Shaftesbury, Lionsgate, Carolco and Warner Brothers. His work has appeared
on all North American broadcasters including
CBS, ABC, NBC, Showtime, Lifetime, CTV, CBC and
Shaw. Alwyn’s feature film credits include The
Divine Ryans (Genie Nomination for Best Cinematography), and Last of the Dogmen starring Tom
Berenger and Barbara Hershey.
Movies for television include ‘Drive Time Murders’
(PAX), ‘Blithe and Virginia’, ‘Derby’ directed by the
late Bob Clark for NBC, the Shaftesbury mini-series ‘The Summit’ and ‘Harriet the Spy’. From
high end thrillers to family fare, Alwyn always
delivers a good looking show. Television series
include ‘Fear Itself’ and ‘Dresden Files’ for Lionsgate, ‘Black Harbour’ and ‘Kung Fu’ for Warner
Bros and ‘Mutant X’. Alwyn is an artist with lights
and his director’s best friend, delivering memorable photography in the quickest way possible.
Directors love to work with Alwyn. He loves a
challenge – nothing makes him happier then to
be faced with an improbable shot. He gets his
team fired up and comes up with exactly what
the director and producer hoped for.
Cast and Crew
Eddie Cordero
Frances Jane
Louis Holland
George Keyes
Nestor Grimes
Buckmire
Dr. Gill
Const. Lumet
Security Guard
Triage Nurse
Danny Dembo
Const. Gary Grescoe
Powell
Dispatcher
Stunt Performers
Writer & Director
Executive Producer
Producer
Producer
Line Producer
Production Manager
Production Coordinator
Producers Assistant/Hospital Liaison
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Third Assistant Director
Production Assistants
Stunt Coordinators
Stunt Rigger
Set Medic
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Camera First Assistant
Camera Second Assistant/DMT
Stills Photographers
Sound Mixer
Boom Operator
Script Supervisor/Continuity
Gaffer
Best Boy Electric
2nd Lighting
Electric
Swing
Electric/Swing
Lamp Operator
Key Grip
Best Boy Grip
Production Designer
Set Decorator
Property Master
Ryan Robbins
Zoie Palmer
William MacDonald
Sergio Di Zio
Merwin Mondesir
Thomas Mitchell
Husein Madhavji
Justin Mader
Samantha Kaine
Imali Perera
Chris Ratz
Bill Lake
Kris Saric
Naomi Snieckus
Chris Cordell
Bryan Thomas
Brian Jagersky
Blair Johannes
Jamie Yungblood
Jason Lapeyre
Nicholas D. Tabarrok
Tim Merkel
Leah Jaunzems
J. Michael Dawson
Justin Kelly
Gerhard Gouws
Claire Bailie
Patrick Arias
Alan McKenna
Aline Robichaud
Erin Pope
Graham Zwicker
Joe Thavundayil
Fraser Mills
Steffani Mowat
Ryan Tonelli
Chris Cordell
Neil Davison
Jamie Yungblood
Lindsay Somers
Meagan Aarts
Alwyn Kumst
Brad Crosbie
David Orton
Sandra Lombardi
Ian Watson
Micholina Storer
Sophie Giraud
David Ottier
Alex Van Der Meulen
Kirill Belooussov
Rachel Landry
Scott Wales
Sean Sullivan
Gabriele DiChiara
Adrian Motram
Alejandro Munoz-Hernandez
Sean Sullivan
Chris Mezureux
Carl Flood
Sean Keay
Naz Goshtasbpour
Chris Crane
Michael White
Set Dresser
Construction Coordinator
Carpenter
Art Department Intern
Costume Designer
On Set Supervisor
Wardrobe Assistant
Key Hair/Make-up
Assistant Hair/Make-up
Prosthetics Assistant
Special Effects Provided by
Special Effects Coordinator
Special Effects Make-up
Special Effects Prop Builder
Special Effects Key
Weapons Provided by
Firearms Handler
Weapons Wrangler
Craft Services
Catering
Production Accountant
Location Manager
Security
ACTRA Steward
Unit Publicist
EPK Producer
Reader
Transport Production Assistant
Casting by
Casting Associate
Business Affairs Consultants
Darius Films Interns
Editor
Post Production Audio by
Post Sound Supervisor
Foley Artist
Foley Recordist
Colourist
Re-Recording Mixer
ADR Recordist
Post Sound & Picture Coordinator
Musical Score Written & Performed by
Additional Music by
Production Legal
Audit & Tax Accounting
Post Production Accounting Provided by
Insurance Brokers
Interim Banking Provided by
Account Manager
Melvin Aravena-Edward
Martin Kyncl
James Hayward
Mel Arauena
Ginger Martini
Caitlin Pomeroy
Sarah Timlick
Stella Margaritis
Jennifer O’Connor
Jeff Derushie
NEXUS Canada
James Sled
Paul Jones
Stacey DeSouza
Jon Davis
NEXUS Canada
James Sled
Nick Veziris
Fraser Mills
Steffani Mowat
Rancho Relaxo
Anthony Valenti
Geoffrey Cole
Michael Olsen
Erin Phillips
Allison Barber
Ryan Williams
Grant McAughtrie
Novelette Gordon
Stephanie Gorin
Karen Williams
Jennifer Pun
Cher Hawrysh
Rick Dogon
Jeff Garneau
Zenon Turczyn
Jason Jarrett
Brian Szymanski
Jordan Brewer
Aaron Marshall
Urban Post Productions
Mark Gingras
Marilee Yorston
Dave Mercel
Lorraine Grant
Steve Moore
Brandon Prodger
Roberta Bratti
Todor Kobakov
Skratch Bastid
David Steinberg, Heenan Blaikie
Jimmy Ye, Kudlow & McCann
Anthony Valenti
Multimedia Risk Inc.
National Bank of Canada
Dina Leal
Our very special thanks to our friends at Telefilm Canada
for their support in the making of this film.
Dan Lyon Patricia Jarosz
James Luscombe Carrie Paupst-Shaughnessy
William Baron Laurie Biderman
and to Medicine in Film and Daphne Bailie.