Kate Madison was born in 1978 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. She attended Netherhall School and Long Road Sixth Form College within Cambridge before earning a bachelor's degree in zoology from Aberystwyth University.
Kate Madison discovered the Cambridge Filmmakers Network which became the gateway to her first film projects. She established Actors at Work Productions in 2003 through that network after abandoning her scientific path.
The original director had to return home to the United States shortly after filming began and gave the task of directing to Kate Madison. She took over the project while it was very nerve-racking but turned out to be a good decision because it was like a crash course in filmmaking.
Principal photography finally began in 2008 after Madison produced a trailer in 2006 which generated interest at a Tolkien conference in Toronto Ontario Canada. The film made its debut at RingCon 2009 in Germany with a running time of 71 minutes.
Kate Madison scouted for filming locations and chose West Stow Anglo-Saxon village and Epping Forest where most scenes were ultimately filmed. Being familiar with Wales from her college days she also chose to film key scenes in the Welsh hills due to budget constraints.