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07/15/2026

Thank you so much to everyone that came out for the 20th anniversary screening of THE GUATEMALAN HANDSHAKE on 35mm film! Also, thank you Harris Theater for hosting us.

It was definitely a very memorable screening and we can’t be more grateful to director Todd Rohal and so much of the crew for coming to town for a Q&A. What a glorious way cerebrate this unique film’s 20th anniversary!

Mark your calendars for Aug 13 when we screen another fantastic and bizarre indie film, Dance Freak. Stay tuned for more details next week.

07/06/2026

Will Oldham (Old Joy, Matewan) stars alongside an ensemble cast in The Guatemalan Handshake, playing this Saturday. Director, Todd Rohal, and much of the crew will be in attendance to answer questions, as the film celebrates its 20th anniversary.

“…the root of this film’s strength is the sad beauty of loneliness and loss that sneaks inside our heads when we lose our power.” – David Gordon Green, filmmaker

Tickets at the link in comments.

07/02/2026

🎞️The only 35mm film print in existence of THE GUATEMALAN HANDSHAKE is screening next Sat July 11! Director, Todd Rohal will be in attendance to answer questions.🎞️

“Beautifully filmed by former Pittsburgh Filmmakers instructor RICHIE SHERMAN in and around Harrisburg, Handshake is that weird, wonderful Pennsylvania summer iconoclasts deserve.“ -Al Hoff

Don’t miss such a rare opportunity to catch this winner of special jury prizes (Slamdance & Torino) on gorgeous anamorphic 35mm for its 20th anniversary.

🎟️🔗Tickets at link in comments

06/30/2026

🎶Will Oldham (aka Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, aka Palace Music) performs an altered version of a Moldy Peaches song in the film, THE GUATEMALAN HANDSHAKE. Don’t miss the chance to see this incredibly charming, very indie feature film on the only 35mm print in existence!

Saturday July 11 / 7:30pm / Harris Theater

On 35mm film featuring Q&A with the director.
🔗tickets at link in comments

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06/25/2026

We are very excited to welcome visiting artist, Todd Rohal, who will be screening and discussing his feature film, THE GUATEMALAN HANDSHAKE for its 20th anniversary.

Sat July 11 I Harris Theater I 7:30

Todd is a writer and director whose work has appeared on Adult Swim, Netflix, Hulu, HBO, Max, AMC, Amazon, and The Criterion Channel. His feature credits include The Guatemalan Handshake, which he self-distributed worldwide with a single 35mm print; The Catechism Cataclysm (IFC Films), which premiered at Sundance; Nature Calls, starring Patton Oswalt, Rob Riggle, and Johnny Knoxville; and Uncle Kent 2, winner of the Audience Award for Visions at SXSW. His most recent feature, F**k My Son!, premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival and is currently being distributed around the world as a theatrical-only event. An alumnus of the Sundance Writers Labs, Rohal’s short film Rat Pack Rat won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at Sundance, and his work has been selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick on six occasions. He has created original work for Adult Swim, directed episodes of Netflix’s Haters Back Off series and Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell.

06/15/2026

Sat. July 11 - 🎞️20th Anniversary screening on the only 35mm film print in existence! THE GUATEMALAN HANDSHAKE w/director Todd Rohal in attendance for Q&A.

Shot on 35mm in Harrisburg, PA by former Pittsburgh Filmmakers professor, Richie Sherman. Starring Will Oldham (Bonnie “Prince” Billy).

In the confusion following a massive power outage, an awkward demolition derby driver vanishes, setting in motion a series of events affecting his pregnant girlfriend, his helplessly car-less father, a pack of wild boy scouts, a lactose intolerant roller rink employee, an elderly woman in search of her lost dog, and his best friend—a ten-year-old girl named Turkeylegs.

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