*FILMS
Hard Shoulder (Standspur)
Germany 1998, Short Fiction Film, 16mm, 1:1,66, Black & White, 10 minutesScreenplay, Director, Director of Photography, Editor, and Producer Claus Withopf
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 |
| ANNE | Greta Gantcheva | |
| CRIS | Katrin Kruse | |
| MANN | Klaus Bauer |
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
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 |