FILM

Monarch

An EVENTIDE ENTERTAINMENT/DMZ FILMS Production

"Monarch" is a neo-noir short mystery based loosely on the docu-drama "The Cross at the Gem" which was submitted to the 2017 Lander Film Festival. It depicts a down on his luck private eye who is hired by a young woman to find her missing husband, a known heroin addict. From there our hero dives into the seedy underbelly of Dayton, OH only to find that not everything is as he once knew.

The film was shot in Dayton, OH and Cincinnatti, OH during one of the coldest winters on record. The entire cast is made up of stand-up comics from the Dayton area. While the characters and events in this film are 100% fiction, the weight of it all is still 100% factual: heroin is tearing apart the city of Dayton.

Written/Edited/Directed by: Mike Shea

Starring: Mike Shea, Olivia Byrnes, Travis Charles, Scotty Mays, Don Smith, Cindy Hanna Myers, Jon Morris, Titus Wayne, Jess Cordery III

Soundtrack available through Eventide Entertainment:
https://stylusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/monarch-official-film-soundtrack

The Cross at the Gem

Nominated: "Best Film - Open Division" Lander University 2WK Short Film Festival 2017

Nominated: "Screenwriter's Choice Award" Lander University 2WK Short Film Festival 2017

Written/Edited/Directed by: Mike Shea

Starring: Mike Shea, Bill Miller, Morgan Jesse