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The Guatemalan Handshake

A feast for the senses, a challenge for the brain

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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&quot - 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

My Interests



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