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The Guatemalan Handshake

General Info

  • Website

    ghandshake.com
  • Influences

    George Kuchar, America's Funniest Home Videos, Tigertown, 10,000 Points of Light, Matthew Silver, Meatballs, Two-Lane Blacktop, Stroszek, Chewbacca, Mary Lou Retton, George "The Animal" Steel, Doug Henning, Pogeybait
  • Directors

    Todd Rohal
  • Awards

    Special Jury Award - Slamdance Film Festival 2006
    Best Feature - Arizona Int'l Film Festival 2006
    Special Jury Prize (Outstanding Ensemble Cast) - Torino Film Festival 2006
    Best Screenplay - Torino Film Festival 2006
    Best Director - Torino Film Festival 2006
    Best Effort - Mrs. Hobart (1st Grade Brookside Elementary)
    Grand Jury Prize - Mepos International Film Festival 2007
  • Festivals

    Slamdance Film Festival (Park City, UT)
    Sarasota Film Festival (FL)
    Independent Film Festival of Boston
    Athens International Film Festival (OH)
    Arizona Film Festival
    Maryland Film Festival
    Rooftop Films Summer Series (Brooklyn, NY)
    SouthSide Film Festival (Bethlehem, PA)
    Crested Butte Reel Fest (CO)
    Calgary International Film Festival (Canada)
    Oldenburg Film Festival (Germany)
    DGA/IFP Screening (New York, NY)
    Kansas International Film Festival
    Sidewalk Film Festival (Birmingham, AL)
    San Diego International Film Festival
    Philadelphia International House
    Torun Film Festival (Poland)
    Three Rivers Film Festival (Pittsburgh, PA)
    Cucalorus Film Festival (Wilmington, NC)
    Torino Film Festival (Italy)
    Couer d’Alene Film Festival (ID)
    NAT Film Festival (Denmark)
    Over the Top Fest (Toronto, CA)
    Silverlake Film Festival (Los Angeles, CA)
    BASE Film Festival (Barcelona, Spain)
    Revelation Perth International Film Festival (Australia)
    True West Cinema Festival (Boise, ID)
    Iris Film Festival (Huntingdon, PA)
    Brazil Indieworld Film Festival (Brazil)
    Olympia Film Festival (Olympia, WA)
    Flanders International Film Festival Ghent (Belgium)

    ALSO SCREENED:
    Cineworld Theaters (Cheltenham, England)
    Cambridge University (Cambridge, England)
    NW Film Forum (Seattle, WA)
    Hollywood Theatre (Portland, OR)
    Penn State University (State College, PA)
    Yerba Buena Center (San Francisco, CA)
    Harris Theater (Pittsburgh, PA)
    George Eastman House (Rochester, NY)
    Manifest Gallery (Cincinnati, OH)
    Webster Film Series (St. Louis, MO)
    AFI Silver Theater (Silver Spring, MD)
    Gene Siskel Center (Chicago, IL)
    Shiny Object/Fools Foundation (Sacramento, CA)
    Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center (Buffalo, NY)
    Cornell Cinema (Ithaca, NY)
    Celluloid Jam (Glasgow, Scotland)
    Boulder Screening Series (Boulder, CO)
    Bijou Theater (Iowa City, IA)
    Kansas City Filmmaker’s Jubilee (Kansas City, KS)
    Institute of Contemporary Arts (Grand Rapids, MI)
    The Cinemat (Bloomington, IN)
    South Dakota State University Film Series (Brookings, SD)
    Bloor Theater (Toronto, Canada)
    Winnipeg Film Group (Winnipeg, Canada)
    Metro Cinema (Edmonton, Canada)
    The Vancity (Vancouver, Canada)
    Broadway Theater (Saskatoon, Canada)

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About me:

The Official Guatemalan Handshake website

Subscribe to the official Guatemalan Handshake Podcast

The complete America: Pittsburgh to Park City documentary is up on YouTube


THE GUATEMALAN HANDSHAKE ON DVD - IN STORES NOW!!!
ORDER THE DVD AT OUR SITE & GET
A BONUS DVD OF TODD ROHAL'S SHORT FILMS


Finally! After 2 Years of theatrical & film festival screenings,
The Guatemalan Handshake will be available to all.
Visit www.ghandshake.com for more information!


"A revelation...The Guatemalan Handshake holds a place
in my heart that is normally reserved for Easter candy"
-- Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre)

2 Disk Edition Featuring:..

New High Definition Digital Transfer
5.1 Surround Mix
Stereo Mix
Commentary Track

with Production Designers Jim McNamee & Sage Rockermann, Producers Jason Orfanon & Craig Moorhead, Director of Photography Richie Sherman, Actor Ivan Dimitrov and Writer/Director Todd Rohal
"Outrage the Rooster!" - A new essay about the film by David Gordon Green

THE GUATEMALAN HANDSHAKE DVD BONUS ELEMENTS:


DELETED SCENES:
1 - Stool's Bus
2 - Barnard Is A Creep
3 - Ethel's Nightmare
4 - Ivan Cries
5 - The Quarry Visit
6 - Leonard at the Roller Rink
7 - The Scouts Hitchhike
8 - Separate Itineraries
9 - Spank Williams Warm Up
10 - Spank Williams TV Spot
11 - Turtle
12 - Wallet

SHORT FILMS:
"50 States" - Directed by Jared Larson (grip)
"Demolition 7" - Directed by Richie Sherman (Director of Photography)
"Monsters In Autumn" - Directed by Charlie Cline (2nd Unit Director), Starring Ken Byrnes (Mr. Turnupseed), and photographed by Director of Photography Richie Sherman
"Mother & Son" - Directed by Matthew Silver (Production Assistant), Starring Andy Nadler (Barnard)
"A Double Feature From Turkeylegs & Lucas" - Directed by & Starring Katy Haywood (Turkeylegs) & Lucas Haywood (Boy Scout)
"Little Richie Schreiber" - Directed by and Starring Rich Schreiber (Stool)

10 MOMENTS FROM THE SET:
"The Perm" - A short documentary about the details of Craig Moorhead's background performance.
"I Hate: A Live Performance By Ken Byrnes" - Ken Byrnes (Mr. Turnupseed) performs live music at a local bar.
"Trouble On The Yellow Breeches" - A Fitzcarraldo-like journey bringing a big boat down a small river.
"Nads In Queens" - A Visit to Andy Nadler's (Barnard) home in New York City.
"Amphicar: The Rescue" - A short documentary about the sinking of an amphibious car in the shadow of Three-Mile Island.
"Open Call" - Moments from the improvised casting sessions.
"Going Back Home To Dillsburg/Super8" - Super8 Footage from the set by grip and filmmaker Jared Larson and a tribute song performed by producer Nick Panagopulos.
"The Signal: A Baltimore Public Radio Interview" Director Todd Rohal on Baltimore's WYPR with stills from the production.
"Making It In PA" - Behind The Scenes of The Guatemalan Handshake.
"30 Seconds For Room Tone" - The final moment of production.

4 MOMENTS FROM THE ROAD:

"The Guatemalan Weenie Roast" - BIRMINGHAM, AL
"A Short Film With A Boy Scout, A Chicken Named Star Wars And Linas Phillips" - SEATTLE, WA
"Bob Comes To America" - WASHINGTON, DC
"Everywhere In Between" - Photos from the road

MUSIC VIDEO:
"Lost & Found"

A music video for Ola Podrida (featuring David Wingo, who created the score for The Guatemalan Handshake), directed by Todd Rohal and starring Ivan Dimitrov


Who I'd like to meet:

Details

  • Status: Single
  • Body type: 3' 8" / More to love!
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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  • Heroes

    -- THE CAST OF --
    -- THE GUATEMALAN HANDSHAKE --



    Katy Haywood - Turkeylegs


    Will Oldham - Donald


    Ken Byrnes - Mr. Turnupseed


    Sheila Scullin - Sadie


    Rich Schreiber - Stool


    Kathleen Kennedy - Ethel Firecracker


    Cory McAbee - Spank Williams


    Ivan Dimitrov - Ivan


    TJ Bream - Leonard


    Andy Nadler - Barnard
    Jim Ligons, Jr. - Curtis


    Andy Sheffer - Neckface
    Sam Myers - Lunchmeat


    Alyssa Resh - Baton Girl

    and, of course, Willie Mays

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