Just Wait

Sam stands in her bathroom staring at a positive pregnancy test. She is horrified. Is this what she wants? Her husband wants it. She loves her husband. But why does she have this knot in her stomach? She should just ignore it. Just have kids cause that's what you do, right? RIGHT?

As women we are often taught to go outside for answers instead of inside. Sam knows this well. Throughout Just Wait we follow her after she miscarries and decides to go to a mother's retreat to try to figure out what she wants. She meets a motley crew of incredibly funny and unique women who teach her how to figure out and embrace HER own happy ending...even if it goes against the norm.

A note from Alyssa Mann, the writer:

I don't want kids. When I tell people this, they act like I kick toddlers for fun. I don't. I love toddlers, I just don't want one. The more women I talk to about this the more I realize that there a LOT of women out there who don't want kids but are in hiding about it. Why? Since when was this all that we have to offer?

We are losing reproductive rights and we are being told by men who want to run this country that women who don't have children are less than. That we are crazy cat ladies not living up to our god given potential. I call bullshit. And as a storyteller for almost 20 years, I have seen first hand the power that stories have. When women see on screen someone who is choosing not to have children but who is smart and accomplished and deeply loving, they will start to believe that is possible for them, if they want it. We are not trying to talk people about of motherhood, we are here to remind women that it's a choice. Not a requirement.

A note from Kristina Miller-Weston, EP:

I’m passionate about this film because I didn’t have it when I needed it. My journey to motherhood has been a rocky one to say the least. I am an adoptive child who has now become a mother. There are a lot of complicated emotions around all of it as you can imagine. I also suffered from Severe PPD. So many woman talk about the instant love and gush of joy that comes from giving birth. I didn't experience that. I felt like I was alone. Like I wasn’t allowed to talk about it which made the struggle worse. Motherhood isn’t all rainbows and butterflies. If we are being truthful I second guessed every decision at the beginning. So creating art that brings some of these conversations to the foreground and reminds women that we have to talk to each other. We have to support each other even if we don’t always get it or agree. By doing that we create a safer and healthier world for one another. I know there is another birthing person out there right now who is either questioning and scared to voice it or was in the same place I was. They need this film to feel less alone.

Alyssa Mann is an actor and writer originally from New Jersey (she cannot go more than 5 minutes without cursing) currently living in Los Angeles. She is passionate about storytelling that helps bridge the gap between all humans. She strives to be deeply authentic so those who watch her work feel seen in ways they have not before. She got her BFA from Tisch at NYU and can be seen on multiple TV and Film projects including Dear White People, Unprisoned and Days of Our Lives. When not doing creative shit (see, told you) she can be found lifting weights, spinning, snacking, or going on adventures with her boyfriend and dog, Darla.

Kristina Miller-Weston is a producer, actor, writer and director. After spending over a decade on and off the road with her musical theatre and acting career she decided to focus on her own storytelling. This led her to producing and ultimately the creation of KoolBnz Productions.

KoolBnz's first short, To Say Goodbye is to Die a Little, was featured at 19 festivals and won 11 awards. Since then she has been in development with 2 feature films and a pilot.

As a producer she has worked with The Walt Disney Company and various incredible independent collaborators. When she isn’t on set or working on a script you can find her on the couch on Sunday mornings with her husband, kiddo and 3 dogs as they all yell at the screen cheering on their favorite F1 Drivers.

Emily Hughes Jackson is a development executive and producer based in Los Angeles. Emily was most recently Director of Development at Rooster Teeth Studios, where she supported a robust slate of projects spanning original and IP-based TV and film development. Prior to that, she worked at Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video and Discovery/ITV/Imagine’s digital studio New Form. She started her career at CAA and is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin's Radio Television Film program.

Katie Cunningham is a Producer, Writer and Director living in Los Angeles. She brings her depth of experience in content, experiential, and partnerships to lead initiatives for film productions and trendsetting brands such as Spotify, Nike, Sony, RCA, and Ikea.

Katie is passionate about movement and somatic healing, any new episode of Armchair Expert, and the return of the rom com. She earned her bachelor’s degree from UNC-Chapel Hill in Journalism and Mass Communication, with a minor in Entrepreneurship. Even though she resides in California with her partner and pup, North Carolina will always have her heart.