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Short Film ∙ 13 mins âˆ™ Drama
Monitor
After the death of his only parent, a fresh-faced college student returns to his hometown to take care of his older schizophrenic brother.
Role: Director, Producer, & Writer
The Cast
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Kai Queener "Peter"
Kai Queener is an actor and musician from Honolulu, Hawaii. He came to Los Angeles in 2016 to continue his higher education by attending the New York Film Academy (Los Angeles). He received his bachelor in acting in May of 2019 and moved back to his home state of Hawaii in early 2020.
 
During his time in Los Angeles Kai took place in multiple theatrical performances on stage, as well as on the screen. On stage, he portrayed Dave in Almost Maine, Joe in Days of Wine and Roses, and most recently, Robert in Betrayal.
 
On-screen Kai has had the opportunity to be a part of the production of several short films including the award-winning Remembering Margo, The Dying Breed, and The Hidden Symphony.
 
Most recently Kai has been focusing on his music. He has released several singles including Leap of Faith, Destiny, Scared for Us, and Let Go. He can also be seen performing alongside Cole Ryan Brewer in the music video Qualm.
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Katie Peabody "Maisie"

Katie Peabody is an Actor and Producer from Seattle, Washington.  She is passionate about telling stories she believes in and can be found acting and producing towards that goal.

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Katie attended the University of Southern California and graduated from the School of Dramatic Arts with a Bachelor’s Degree in Acting.  At USC, Katie was awarded the school’s two largest acting awards.  She was the female recipient of the James and Nancy Doolittle Award for Best Cumulative Theatrical Work from 2011-2015, a faculty awarded scholarship given to the acting student whose work over her four years at USC shows the greatest artistic accomplishment.  In 2014, Katie was awarded the Ruth and Albert McKinlay Award for the faculty selected Outstanding Performer of the Year.  Katie performed in many main-stage productions at USC, while studying acting for the stage, acting for the camera, producing, directing, and more. 

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After graduating, Katie continues to live and work in Los Angeles.  She now works for Eleven Arts in Creative Development and has Associate Produced shows for ABC, SONY, and NHK Japan, as well as Produced films for the festival circuit.  She acts regularly and has appeared in feature films, and is a member of the California Shakespeare Company, and performs regularly with E3W Productions.

Douglas William Smith "James"
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Douglas started his acting career in Hollywood, ironically, not the one in California, but in Florida. His first step into the world of filmmaking was in 2009 as a featured extra on the Emmy nominated television series “Burn Notice”, which is when he caught the bug for performing.
 
Looking to advance his career in any way possible, he jumped into community theatre with such classics as Arthur Miller’s “A View From the Bridge” where he starred as the leading role: Rodolpho.
 
But soon he realized he needed to come to California to continue his pursuit in acting, and in 2011, he packed his bags and left. In Los Angeles he has focused on the craft of acting, studying with the likes of John Ruskin (The Ruskin School of Acting) and Matthew Modine. After this training, Douglas knew he must take the leap and start performing. This where he initially met the director Ryan, and had the opportunity to perform on the set of “Monitor”.
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