May I Put You On Hold

Production Country: USA
Running Time: 13mins
Year: 2025

While dealing with the idiocy of telephone customer service, Liz suddenly finds herself in the Afterlife, and soon realizes it's as much of a bureaucratic mess as Earth is.

FILM CREW:
Director: Ash Blodgett
Producer: Tara Jayn
Exec Producer: Ash Blodgett
Writer: Ryan Self
DOP: Becky Davis
Editor: Ash Blodgett
Sound Design: Christopher Moore
Composer: Daniel Walter
Production Design: Cyrus Yalda
Costume Design: Natalie Lynch
Hair & Makeup: Marisol Miller-Wave
VFX: Nick Passick

Cast: Tara Jayn, Natalie Lynch, Terry Li, Sam Manual, Ryan Self, Trish Rigdon, Katie Self


FESTIVALS:
Waco Independent Film FestivalJuly 2026
Wyoming International Film FestivalJuly 2026
Brighton Rocks International Film Festival (online showcase)June 2026
Lighthouse International Film FestivalJune 2026
HollyShorts ComedyMay 2026
San Luis Obispo International Film FestivalApril 2026
Julien Dubuque International Film FestivalApril 2026
Phoenix Film FestivalApril 2026
Poppy Jasper International Film FestivalApril 2026
Idyllwild International Film Festival March 2026
The Lake County Film FestivalMarch 2026
Short. Sweet. Film Fest.March 2026
Dam Short Film FestivalFebruary 2026
Cambria Film FestivalFebruary 2026
California Women's Film FestivalJanuary 2026
Utah International Film FestivalJanuary 2026
San Francisco's Another Hole in the Head Film Festival December 2025
Anchorage International Film Festival December 2025
Ojai Film FestivalNovember 2025
Coronado Island Film FestivalNovember 2025
Newport Beach Film Festival October 2025
NewFilmmakers NY Film Festival October 2025
IndieX Film Festival October 2025
Gig Harbor Film FestivalSeptember 2025
Catalina Film FestivalSeptember 2025
Breck Film FestivalSeptember 2025
SIMI Film Festival September 2025
DC Shorts International Film FestivalSeptember 2025
HollyShorts Film FestivalAugust 2025
Iron Mule Short Comedy Film Festival August 2025
BraveMaker Film FestJuly 2025