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RUNTIME
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Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
On Hold
2024 0h 7m DE
Animation
Synopsis
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A young woman is stuck in the waiting line of a telephone hotline. A surreal episodic short film about the absurdities of urban life and the feeling of paralysing stagnation.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Delia Hess
- Writers
- Delia Hess
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Switzerland
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Delia Hess directs. Thaïs Odermatt cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Switzerland. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 2 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Editor Thaïs Odermatt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
The technical file
- Editing
- Thaïs Odermatt
- Sound
- Aline Schoch
- Runtime
- 7 min · 0h 7m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
Also by
Delia Hess
Production companies
Who made it
- PA
Papierboot
Key crew
- ProducerDelia Hess
- ProducerAnja Sidler
- AnimationDelia Hess
- AnimationAira Joana
- AnimationIgor Kuzmic
- EditorThaïs Odermatt
- Sound DesignerAline Schoch
- Sound DesignerThomas Gassmann
- MusicLuc Gut
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2024-06-04
