*FILMS

Hard Shoulder (Standspur)

Germany 1998, Short Fiction Film, 16mm, 1:1,66, Black & White, 10 minutes
Screenplay, Director, Director of Photography, Editor, and Producer Claus Withopf

Strassenzug NYC Ein Mann bietet seine Hilfe an Cris und Anne haben eine Autopanne

TRAILER  Trailer


SYNOPSIS

On a long journey, two young girls are running out of gas while driving on the German Autobahn. They stop at the hard shoulder. The old car’s gas meter is broken. Unexpectedly, a stranger offers his help. The Good Samaritan turns out to be a crafty scoundrel, but if you’re stuck on a highway without gas you don’t have a damn choice...

PRESS REVIEW

„... fresh, dashing and original... Thelma and Louise are saluting.“
Frankfurter Rundschau

AWARDS

1998   Bronze Bear of Ebensee 26th Festival of the Nations, Ebensee, Austria

CAST

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ANNE   Greta Gantcheva
CRIS   Katrin Kruse
MANN   Klaus Bauer
Strassenzug NYC Drehpause auf der Fahrbahn  Claus Withopf und Monika Klamt

CREW

Assistant Director    Monika Klamt Assistant Cameraman      Julian Stehlin/Katja Bürkle Sound Recordist      Jochen Epple Sound Assistant      Johannes Ebert Gaffer/Grip      Eli Frassine Best Boy      Katja Bürkle/Bernd Thiele Set Designer/
Costume Designer/
Make-Up Artist/Property      Katja Meier/Konstanze Dill Script/Continuity/Still Photographer     Sabine Reitmaier Production Assistant      Chiarina Fazio Catering      Stefan Reiling/Maria Körkel Title Design/Graphic Artist      Maria Körkel Sound Mix      Bernd Zimmermann

MUSIC

     Chris Flor/THE AMBASSADORS featuring Natalie Reed
Regie und Assistant Director Dreharbeiten auf der Standspur Greta Gantcheva am Steuer

Standspur_Filmplakat

FILMFESTIVALS

2000   23. Internationale Grenzland Filmtage, Selb
2000   1. Aschaffenburger Kurzfilmtage
2000   Filmfest der Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main, Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt am Main
1999   21. Tokyo Video Festival, Japan
1999   16. Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest
1999   backup_festival, Bauhaus, Weimar
1998   13. Frankfurter Filmschau, Frankfurt am Main
1998   Circles of Confusion 4, Volksbühne, Berlin
1998   22. Filmfest Weiterstadt
1998   Volcano, Film and Video Festival, London, Großbritannien
1998   Exploding Cinema, Frankfurt am Main