Written and Directed by Madelyn Morris, 'On Hold' follows a young woman reckoning with grief in a liminal space between life and death called 'Reverie'. Starring Madelyn Morris, Salome Haertel, Louise Maitland, Brooke Grey, Leah Hudson, Ella Taylor, and Annie Roberts. The original score and music is written and recorded by Madelyn Morris. 'On Hold' was edited and colour graded by Madelyn Morris. Executive Producer Kathryn Di Giacinto, Associate Producers Brooke Grey and Salome Haertel, and Produced by Madelyn Morris.
Edited in AVID and DaVinci Resolve. Colourgraded and audio mastered in DaVinci Resolve. Score and sound design engineered and recorded in Logic Pro X.
CAST AND CREW
Tara/Director
Madelyn Morris is a Director, Writer, Editor, Musician, and Actor based in the UK. They founded Waistcoat Pictures in 2023 after studying at The Oxford School of Drama, and The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. They most recently studied on the Filmmaking Course at NFTS.
Leah Hudson
Diena
Leah Hudson is an actor and writer based in Greater Manchester. She trained at Oxford school of drama and then went on to train at Rose Bruford Wigan. She recently wrote and performed a solo show in a Manchester Theatre and currently teaches and directs children’s performing arts alongside her studies.
Salome Haertel
Nyx
Salome Haertel is an American actor based in the UK. She trained at the Oxford School of Drama and recently graduated from the Acting for Stage and Screen BA course at the Bristol School of Acting.
Annie Roberts
The Fates
Annie Roberts is an actor and model based in London. She studied at the Oxford School of Drama and has recently completed the BA Acting programme at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
Louise Matiland
Vida
Louise Maitland-Round is a Bristol based actor. She trained at Oxford School of Drama and recently finished the Acting and Devised Theatre course at Bristol School of Acting with The Wardrobe Ensemble.
Ella Taylor
Cas
Ella Taylor is a London based Actor. She studied at the Oxford School of Drama and recently finished training as an Actor-Musician at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.
Brooke Grey
Alina
Brooke Grey is an Irish actor based in London. She trained in acting at the Oxford School of Drama before graduating with a degree in Art History from Trinity College Dublin in 2025. She has since been studying at KCL, branching into producing as well as acting.
Kathryn Di Giacinto
Executive Producer
Kathryn Di Giacinto is an independent filmmaker based in the UK. She Produced, Directed & Edited arts & culture shows for the BBC & CNN after heading the The Wexner Center Film & Video Studio with credits including ‘Power Pleasure Desire Disgust’ (Barbara Kruger), ‘Interior/Exterior, Empty/Full’ (Lorna Simpson), and 'The Female Closet' (Barbara Hammer). She studied at Carnegie Mellon University and Ohio State University. Her independent film directing credits include ‘Echo’ & ‘Narcissus’.
