The awkward hero stumbles over a long forgotten piano. Music leads him from his rund down existence out into the city life. There he plays a last funeral march to all the deadbeat figures on the sidewalk.

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Never drive a car when you're dead won the following awards:

21. International Short Film Festival Dresden 09, Germany ( Promotion Prize of the Minister of Fine Arts)
38. International Student Filmfestival Sehsüchte Potsdam 09, Germany ( Special Jury Mention in the Category Animation)
17. Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart 09, Germany ( Honourable Mention in the Category Young Animation)
4. ANIM'EST International Animation Film Festival 09, Bucharest, Romania ( Best Student Film )

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Never drive a car when you're dead has been shown at numerous festivals, including:

8. Anifest Trebon International Festival of Animated Films 09, Czech Republik
33. International Festival of Animation Annecy 09, France
6. Hamburg Animation Award 09, Germany
17. International Animation Festival of Brazil - Anima Mundi 09, Brazil
20. Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival 09, Brazil
33. Montreal World Film Festival 09, Canada
ANIMANIMA International Animation Festival 09, Cacak, Serbia
3. KLiK Amsterdam Animation Festival 09, Netherlands
Special KLIK Amsterdam Screening on Summer Darkness Festival 09, Utrecht, Netherlands
10. ANIMADRID International Animation Film Festival 09, Madrid, Spain

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Director: Gregor Dashuber
Screenplay: Gregor Dashuber
Producer: Julie Lamarre
Music: Marian Mentrup