Crew

Cedar Street is being produced and filmed with an All Female Crew.

After spending countless hours on sets filled with men, Cedar Street's director, Monica Graves, thought it might be fun to change things up a bit, and so Cedar Street has thus far been produced and filmed by an all female crew.

Most of our crew, from left to right:  Alex Short (AC/ 2nd DP), Shannon Breen (Director of Photography), Kia Geraths (Editor), Monica Graves (Director), Kathleen Kelly (BTS/Everything), Raven Flemming (Gaffer), Heather Dominguez (Script Supervisor).  Not Shown, Alyssa Roehrenbreck (1st AD) Carly Faught (Art Director), Sara Prevo (MU), Betty Alcaraz (PSR), Amy Belisle (2nd AD), Mona Gordon (Wardrobe), Chrystal Perry (PA), Addison Graves (Animal Wrangler/PA), Coleman Stevenson, Nora Wendl & Milicent Zimdars (miniature set design/builders).

Meet some of our leading ladies:

Monica Graves

WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

After establishing a home, and having a family, Monica realized if she did not pursue her passions of film making while her children were young, she would look back later in life and wish she had. So, with seven kids at home she enrolled in college and will receive her BFA in Digital Film and Video this coming December. In that time, she has worked on set, and in the office of television series’ Leverage season five, and GRIMM season’s two and three. She has also produced, written, and directed, multiple short films, some promos, and an internationally broadcast music video. Her film making talents have been recognized with scholarships from the OMPA, The Art Institute’s Creative Arts Scholarship, and The Charles and Lucille King Family Foundation Film Scholarship.

Shannon Breen

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY 

Shannon Breen is an aspiring film student attending the Art Institute of Portland.  She is a versatile individual, and competent in multiple areas of film-making, including: cinematographer, editor, producer.  Shannon knows her way around both sound and lighting also. With a passion for film-making, she is always up for an adventurous set and looking for new projects to work on. Shannon has been involved with many student films and professional films around Portland in both the non-fiction and fiction genres. With a professional and fun attitude, she is always up for a challenge and always give 100%.

Kia Geraths

EDITOR

Kia Anne Geraths is a Filmmaker, Artist, and Actor, based in Portland Oregon. She has worked with clients such as GQ, J. Crew, and recently Birthingway College of Midwifery, one of the largest Midwife schools in the country. Her short documentary, Dana Geraths: Wet Plate Photographer, was featured in both PetaPixel and ISO 1200 and her fiction short Bicycles premiered this year at the Bikesploitation Festival in Memphis, Tennessee.  She is a senior at the Art Institute of Portland getting her BA in Digital Film and Video.

A photo of our crew from Day 2 of shooting; sitting on the fireplace of our director, Monica Graves' childhood home, (the home itself has been demolished).  The small town feel of Cedar Street is largely based on the neighborhood she was raised in.