On Hold
A young woman is stuck in the hold queue of a telephone hotline. A surreal short film about the absurdities of urban life and the frustration of a paralysing standstill.
Norwegian premiere
- Country: Sveits / Switzerland
- Year: 2024
- Length: 7
- Language: Tysk / German
- Director: Delia Hess
- Script: Delia Hess
- Editing: Thaïs Odermatt
- Sound: Aline Schoch, Thomas Gassmann
- Music: Luc Gut
- Animation: Delia Hess, Aira Joana, Igor Kuzmic
- Producer: Delia Hess, Anja Sidler
- Production company: Papierboot
- Contact: vanja(at)bonobostudio.hr
- Website: https://bonobostudio.hr/en/distribution/on-hold
Delia Hess
Delia Hess lives and works in Lucerne. She 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. Most recent work: On Hold (2024), Emmen by the lake (2021, co-direction with Anja Sidler and Andrea Schneider), Circuit (2018).