Monitor (film)
2026 American film
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Monitor is a 2026 American horror film written and directed by Matt Black and Ryan Polly. It stars Brittany O'Grady, Taz Skylar, and Viveik Kalra.
- Matt Black
- Ryan Polly
- Matt Black
- Ryan Polly
- Marty Bowen
- Wyck Godfrey
- Isaac Klausner
- John Fischer
- Adrián Guerra
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| Cinematography | Philip Lozano |
| Edited by | Guillermo de la Cal |
| Music by | Federico Jusid |
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| Distributed by | Searchlight Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Monitor premiered at the 2026 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 12, 2026, and it will be released in the United States on April 30, 2027, by Searchlight Pictures.
Cast
- Brittany O'Grady as Maggie
- Taz Skylar as Isaac
- Viveik Kalra as Sariq
- Ines Høysæter Asserson as Faye
- Gunner Willis as Gunner
- Sara Alexander as Claudia
- Camila Bejarano Wahlgren as Hazel
- John De Luca as Police Officer
Production
In November 2024, it was reported that Matt Black and Ryan Polly would be writing and directing a horror film titled Monitor.[1] Principal photography began on March 10, 2025, in Barcelona and the Canary Islands, when Brittany O'Grady, Taz Skylar, Viveik Kalra, Ines Høysæter Asserson, Gunner Willis, Sara Alexander, and Camila Bejarano Wahlgren round out the cast.[2]
Release
Monitor premiered at the Midnighter section of the 2026 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 12, 2026.[3] In April 2026, Searchlight Pictures acquired U.S., U.K. and Southeast Asian distribution rights to the film, planning to release it sometime in 2027.[4] In June 2026, on the Act Two Podcast, Black and Polly revealed that the film would be theatrically released in the United States on April 30, 2027.[5]
