cold side of the pillow(????) Post production
Executive Producer Attila, Magali Gauthier
Producers Attila, Magali Gauthier, Shawn Derricks, Cineworks
Writers Attila, Alan Smithee
Director Attila
Stars Jennifer Huva, Attila, Kevin Richardson, Juniper Omoniyi, Denis Simpson, Diane Siemens, Tanis Parenteau, Kirby Rae
Genre drama
Tagline
-you cannot save a life, you can only prolong it
-there's no such thing as too late... that's why we invented death
-this film is based on true events
Synopsis The true life events of four friends; Elizabeth(Jennifer Huva), Edward(Attila), Sophie(Juniper Omoniyi), and Darrel(Kevin Richardson), come to screen with a story of self-discovery, pain of friendship, love of loss; where these four friends discover that each of them has an obstacle which stands in their way of being truly happy; because they had all the time they needed... Until age caught up with them.
Time feature
Links UBCP/ACTRA, William B. Davis Centre for Actors' Study, IMDb
Languages English, French(subtitles)
Location Canada, America
Production Dates April 2004 - present
Shoot Dates January 2007; February 2007(4, 5, 10, 11); March 2007(10, 11); April 2007(20, 21, 22, 23); May 2007(4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 27); June 2007(14); November 2007; 2009
Release Dates/Selections
Awards
Content Coarse Language, Alcohol and Drug Use, Violence, Nudity and Sexuality, Rated 18+
Cast
JENNIFER HUVA - Elizabeth @JenniferHuva
ATTILA - Edward Hubert @actorAttila
JUNIPER OMONIYI - Sophie
KEVIN RICHARDSON - Darrel Nash @TheKevinJosef
DENIS SIMPSON - Father David
TODD OBERG - Tom/Justine Tyme
DIANE SIEMENS - Christine Hubert
HAMISH CAMERON - Lawrence Brookworth @HamishSr
TANIS PARENTEAU - Rayne @TanisParenteau
LAUREN ROBERTSON - Angelica
GAEL ALLEN - Elizabeth Age 60
JIMMY ANDERSON - Drug Buyer
STEPHEN ARCHIBALD - Psychiatric Doctor
ISTVAN LAZLO BÉKÈSSY - Himself(archive footage)
BOBBY BURROWS - Mr. Huber/Dancing Man
DR. BEATZ - Dr. Beatz
DALJ BRAR - David Male
MISU BURNS - Young Christine Hubert
ALEXANDRA CADMAN - "Male" Daughter
JOE CALLIHAN - Driver in Accident
ERIN CAMERON - Waiting Room Female
CLAIRE CARRERAS - Impatient Girl
AURORA CHAN - Psychiatric Nurse
KENNETH CHAN - Psychiatric Nurse
KYLE CHRISTENSSON - Alex Moore
NATHAN DASHWOOD - John
ROBERT L. DUNCAN - Bartender
MAGALI GAUTHIER - Girl Entering Bar
WADE GIBB - Womanizer
MIKE GILBERT - Shirtless Waiter
SUE GORTCHEVA - Waitress
MARTIN HALLAT - Drug Dealer
JEREMY KULYK - Paul
GREG LANDUCCI - Mr. Hubert
MAZY LANDUCCI - Edward 6 Months
TESS LAURAN - Pregnant Mother
CSILLA MARKUS - Thunder
BRENDA MATTHEWS - Dr. Leslie Male
JACQUELINE OHM - Dancing Nurse
DOMONIK PANE - Guy with Camera
JUSTIN PARKER - DJ
KOSAR PARVEEN - Phone Girl
TYE PROCTOR - Suicide Watch Nurse
KIRBY RAE - Fun Ride Patient/Mary
PAUL DAVID RICHTER - Dr. Jack Kevorkian
KEN SIEMENS - Bouncer
TRIPOD - Tripod
GRÉGORY VILLAIN - Bruce/Dancer
IVAN WANIS-RUIZ - Brandon Male
TBA - Edward Age 12
TBA - Elizabeth Age 12
ALLAN SMITHEE - Police Officer
ROBERTO ESPINEZA - Masked Dancer
ESAU FOMPEROZA - Masked Dancer
CHARLOTTE HANSEN - Masked Dancer
JOHN LEON - Masked Dancer
KRISTIEN MICHAEL - Masked Dancer
FAST MOLLY - Masked Dancer
NICHOLAS POINT - Masked Dancer
JANA RAE TOM - Masked Dancer
JENNIFER HUVA - Masked Dancer
KARINA ALCALÁ - Dancer
NATASCHA BEHRENS-RISTOW - Dancer
GREGGAR CAMPBELL - Dancer
ELVIS CHAN - Dancer
CHRISTOPHER DOUCET - Dancer
ROB ERICKSON - Dancer
DAYNA FURST Dancer/Nurse
JENNIFER GREENE - Dancer
MELANIE HAIMERL - Dancer
JAMIE HARO - Dancer
DANIEL HEARNDEN - Dancer
IDRIS RASHAUD HUDSON - Dancer
NAHIDA HUSSAIN - Dancer/Nurse
CHLOÉ JACQUETY - Dancer
SEAN JOHN - Dancer
MARCO LEUZZI - Dancer
HANK MARSHALL -Dancer
NATASSJA PHILPOT - Dancer
ALEXIS DELA RENAUDIERE - Dancer
COLTON RICE - Dancer
CLAUDIA RONZIGUEZ - Dancer
CAROLINE RUMEL - Dancer
MARC SCHAPER - Dancer
Crew
ATTILA - Writer/Director/Editor/Executive Producer/Producer/Camera/DOP/Stunt Choreographer/Production Coordinator/Soundtrack(performer: "So Complicated", "A Song 4 U")/Stunts/Casting Director
MAGALI GAUTHIER - Executive Producer/Producer/Assistant Editor/Camera/1st AD/Stills/BTS Camera/BTS Director/BTS Producer/BTS Interviewer/Music/2nd Unit Director/Casting Assistant
SHAWN DERRICKS - Executive Assistant/Co-Producer
ALAN SMITHEE - Writer
MIKE LEAHY - Camera
PAUL ELLINGTON - Behind the Scenes Camera/Special Thanks
KYLA ROCKINGHAM - Special Effects Make-Up
TRACY LAI - Special Effects Make-Up
CYNTHIA GOA - Special Effects Make-Up
AMBER MAKAR - Special Effects Make-Up
TODD OBERG - Key Makeup Artist/Key Hair Stylist/Costumer/Soundtrack(performer: "Night of My Life")
NAHIDA HUSSAIN - Costume Designer/Boom
DAYNA FURST - Costume Designer/Associate Producer/2nd AD/Boom/Dolly Grip
ERIKA HELELBRANDT - Costume Designer/Camera Operator(segment "Zombie")
JUSTINE ZHAO - 1st AD(segment "Bruce")
DOMONIK PANE - Stills/Associate Producer/B-Roll/BTS Camera/BTS Interviewer
JOE WALSH - Stills
GRÉGORY VILLAIN - Set Construction/Property Master/Wrangler/Musician
IDRIS RASHAUD HUDSON - Background Casting/Location Scout/Associate Producer/BTS Camera/BTS Interviewer
ROB ERICKSON - Associate Producer/Special Thanks
VERY REV. GLENN DION - Associate Producer/Grateful Acknowledgement
RON VAN STREUN - Associate Producer/Very Special Thanks
STEPHEN ARCHIBALD - Casting Assistant
TBA - Colorist
TBA - Sound Designer
TBA - Special Effects
TT - Composer/Dance Choreographer
TRANCE BLACKMAN - Musician
MATTHEW PRESIDENTE - Musician
TARA C. TAYLOR - Musician
JENNIFER HUVA - Soundtrack(performer: "So Complicated", "A Song 4 U")/Stunts
KEVIN RICHARDSON - Soundtrack(performer: "So Complicated", "A Song 4 U")/Stunts
JUNIPER OMONIYI - Soundtrack(performer: "So Complicated", "A Song 4 U")/Stunts
HAMISH CAMERON - Soundtrack(performer: "That's Life")
DALJ BRAR - Stunts
DIANE SIEMENS - Stunts
NATHAN DASHWOOD - Stunts
JEREMY KULYK - Stunts
GREG LANDUCCI - Stunts
KIRBY RAE - Stunts
BRENDA MATTHEWS - Stunts
IVAN WANIS-RUIZ - Stunts
JOE CALLIHAN - Stunt Driver
J LOUNGE - Special Thanks
WILLIAM DAVIS CENTRE FOR ACTORS STUDY - Special Thanks
WILLIAM B. DAVIS - Thanks
HOLY ROSARY CATHEDRAL - Special Thanks
UNNAMED MAKEUP ARTIST - Special Thanks
UNNAMED STAND-IN - Special Thanks
VANCOUVER FIREHALL No. 6 - Special Thanks
TOP OF VANCOUVER - Thanks
NEW IMAGE - Thanks
JOHN CRAIG - Thanks
KAYNE RELES - Thanks
ODYSSEY NIGHTCLUB - Very Special Thanks
20 PLUS UNCREDITED DANCERS - Very Special Thank to all Dancers who printed their names unclearly and thus not credited
DANCERS - Very Special Thanks and Grateful Acknowledgement from Producers to our Dancers
ATKA FILMS - Executive Production/Production Company/Distributor/Casting/Catering/Crewing/Insurance/Props @AtkaFilms
SILLYCOD PROD - Executive Production/Production/Catering
UBCP/ACTRA - Produced In Association With
CINEWORKS - Produced In Cooperation With
JUST ACT FILMS - Distributor
BLUE EYE DESIGNS - Clothing and Costumes
FASHION DAYNA - Wardrobe Provided By and Costumes
WILDLIFE THRIFT STORE - Props/Thanks
TRIVIA
-"CSOTP" (2006), English Working Title
-"Cold Side" (2017), English Series Title
-"Cold Side of the Pillow" (2007), English Complete Title
-"Le Coté Froid de l'Oreiller" (2014), French Complete Title
-"A Párna Hideg Oldala" (2014), Hungarian Complete Title
-30% of the script is quotations from famous or non famous authors or anonymous authors. This plays into the obsession of the character Edward; but also mirrors the OCD
of the character Elizabeth.
-The original trailer was created in 2007 in hopes to release the film that year. The release has been delayed due to technical problems. since 2009.
-development began in early 2004.
-the second cut came in at 4 1/2 hrs (2010).
-the first cut of the film came in at 6hrs; give a few minutes (2009).
-due to major complications(program failure, for example) the film was put on delay (2007).
-crazy credit: "Male daughter", this is the directors sense of humor, but it also plays into the film and the hundreds of nuances included
-director(Attila Kállai) can be seen in the nightclub scene walking around in the crowd, along with lead actors Jennifer Huva and Juniper Omoniyi.
-In 2010 filming(there were only a few scenes left to shoot with actor and personal friend Denis Simpson, but scheduling conflicts kept arising) to complete all outstanding scenes with actor Denis Simpson was delayed once again and incompleted, as actor Denis Simpson passed away. His final scenes were not completed and the task of re-working the script was at hand.
-The lead character Edward is suffering from a terminal illness-in a twist of art imitating life(script was based on true events) and life imitating art(lead actor Attila's life); the actor/producer/director Attila who portrays Edward is also fighting an illness(since 2013).
-Lead actor Attila never intended on being in the film.
-A lot of the lead cast and crew joined in as Background Performers in the nightclub scene.
A tripod keeps appearing in the film, and so much so that eventually the crew kept placing the tripod in the scenes as a "Tripod". The Tripod has been credited. They have also given names to the rest of the film equipment; such as Jose and Jos-B.
-One of the final scenes of the film had to be shot weeks later, and the lead actress Jenifer Huva painted her nails which could be seen in the shot. So the director-connecting it to her character just simply asked Jennifer to pull her sleeves over her fingers and play the scene like that.
-The end of the film there is one credit which in an anti-credit; this is not usual but it has been seen before in Scream (1996). The credit reads "JORDAN GRUYER - NO THANKS whatsoever"; this was because this actor walked out in the middle of shooting deciding he was no longer interested in performing what was written in the script and decided to begin to change what was written; and as further discussion went on about sticking to the script, eventually the actor left and did not return any phone calls. To save the shoot and thousands of dollars, Producer Attila was recasting 4 roles at midnight, six hours before call time. Eventually what came out of the situation was actor Kevin Richardson was cast who ended up also working on their next project "F.Y.T."(2008).