'Melancholy Baby' Laguna Niguel Actress Shines On Small Screen

LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA — Laguna Niguel actress Kayden Tokarski appears in the debut of "My Melancholy Baby," now showing on Amazon Prime. The film was written by Orange County screenwriter Keith Sharon.

The film takes a look into the life of a family — a recovering addict, a child with many developmental disabilities, and an overwhelmed mother. "My Melancholy Baby" was shot in 2020 and is part of the Montreal Film Festival.

A former Orange County Register reporter, Keith Sharon penned "Showtime" with Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy and more recently "Finding Steve McQueen" with Forest Whitaker. He wrote "My Melancholy Baby" based on personal family experience.

The film stars Dylan Sharon, 12-year-old Kayden Tokarski of Laguna Niguel and Sage Kirkpatrick with Tank Jones. It was directed by award-winning director Justin Wilder Neese.

Tokarski has been acting since she was 10 and is starring in the soon-to-be-released feature film "Apocalypse Love Story"; 10 short films including Moving Picture Institute original "Unloaded"; three commercials and was featured on shows like "The Mandalorian"; Modern Family; and "NCIS." She is represented by The Green Room Management and Tangerine Talent. Dylan Sharon, also represented by Tangerine Talent, has appeared in "The Bold and Beautiful," "The Mortuary Collection," "Fast and Furious 9," and five award-winning short films. Kirkpatrick is best known for her work on TV Drama series "Dexter."

See the "My Melancholy Baby" trailer here and watch the film on Prime Video.

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