Project Detail

The Hold

Name: The Hold
Director: Ashley Panton
Genre: Black, Horror, LGBTQIA+, Romance
Released: 2025
Duration: 11 min 40 sec

Close up of concerned man in a bedroom, looking off into the distance.

Close up of frightened man sat up in bed.

Synopsis

Commitment-phobe Nathan begins to regret his decision after hooking up with drunken stranger Adrian who passes out in his bed. In this anxiety-inducing horror short, Nathan, a sufferer of horrific night terrors must keep this well-hidden secret.
Official Selection BFI Flare LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2025

Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 11 min 40 sec
Director: Ashley Panton
Producer: Andin Ngwa
Co-Producer: Ashley Panton
Executive Producer: Mustapha Wehbi, Delphino Huang
Editor: Tom Turner, Reece Clara
Screenwriter: Ashley Panton
Director of Photography: Felix Schmilinsky
Production Designer: Jasmine Araujo
Sound: Jules Woods
Composer: Nir Perlman
Principal cast: Ashley Byam, Jacob Garvey, Jay Lafayette Valentine
Hair and Make-up Designer: Abigail Alexander
1st Assistant Director: Antonia Lange
Colourist: Ruth Wardell
Script Editor: Shimon Greenidge-Forsyth

Genre

Black Horror LGBTQIA+ Romance

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Ashley Panton

ashleypanton21@gmail.com

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