A young woman is stuck in the hold queue of a telephone hotline. A surreal episodic short film about the absurdities of urban life and the frustration of a paralysing standstill.

Script, direction: Delia Hess
Animation: Delia Hess, Aira Joana, Igor Kuzmic
Post-production, compositing: Stefan Holaus
Editing: Thaïs Odermatt
Music: Luc Gut
Sound design and mix: Aline Schoch, Thomas Gassmann
Voices: Elke Schützhold, Lena von Döhren
Producers: Delia Hess, Anja Sidler / Papierboot
Co-producer: Gabriela Bloch-Steinmann / SRF Schweizer Fernsehen

Delia Hess studied animation at the Lucerne School of Art and Design in Switzerland. Since her graduation in 2012 she has been working independently on her own short film projects as well as on commissioned films and illustrations. She lives and works in Lucerne.

Filmography
On Hold (2024), Emmen by the Lake (2021), Circuit (2018), Around the Stairway (2018), Morning Train (2012, student film), Partition (2011, student film), In the City (2011, student film)