Short film based on a comic strip called SMOKE by Adrian Tomine. I tried to translate the technique of narration in comic into video aesthetic. I was interested in that special kind of dynamic storytelling with stopped-motion-pictures and with breaks. How does motion work without moving the camera? SYNOPSIS: A young woman is confronted with a not solvable problem. A conflict. How does this transform into action? Where does action start? How much passivity is possible in action? Who decides when I am unable to decide? Which ways out, ways back, loops away, ways of communication are open and when are they closed? Stagnancy as a condition. Film as acting moment. Stop!