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Two Hands

Year of completion
1998
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Comedy, Crime/Law & Order
Duration
100 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

Follows the misadventures of Jimmy, an aspiring young ex-streetkid who loses gangster dollars and has to pull his first 'job' to avoid the bullet. Unfortunately for Jimmy, he is distracted by the girl of his dreams who offers him the prospect of a better life, the job goes wrong, and a couple of street kids who acted as the catalyst for his downfall become entangled in the events that lead to Jimmy's transformation.
Completion Year
1998
Genres
Comedy, Crime/Law & Order
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Production Designer

Steven Jones-Evans

Director

Gregor Jordan

Writer

Gregor Jordan

Producer

Marian Macgowan

Director of Photography

Malcolm McCulloch

Executive Producer

Bryce Menzies, Mark Turnbull, Timothy White

Editor

Lee Smith

Cast

Bryan Brown, Heath Ledger, Rose Byrne, David Field, Steve Vidler, Susie Porter

Awards

1999 — Australasian Performing Right Association Limited – Best Film Score

1999 — Australian Guild of Screen Composers – Best Original Music for a feature Film - Cezary Skubiszewski

1999 — Australian Screen Sound Guild – Showfilm Award for the Best Achievement in Location Recording in a Feature Film - Ross Linton and Jack Friedman

1999 — Australian Screen Sound Guild – Digidesign Award for Best Achievement in Dialogue Editing and ADR in a Feature Film - Tim Jordan, Nick Breslin and Rick Lisle

1999 — Australian Screen Sound Guild – Sound Devices Awards for Best Achievement in Sound Effects Creation and Editing in a Feature Film - Lee Smith and Peter Townsend

1999 — Australian Screen Sound Guild – Atlab Award for the Best Achievement in Mixing in a Feature Film - Phil Heywood

1999 — IF Productions Pty Ltd – Independent Feature Film of the Year

2000 — Oporto International Film Festival (Fantasporto) – Special Mention

1999 — QLD Premier's Literary Awards – Best Drama/Film or Television Script

1999 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia – Best Australian Film

1999 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia – Best Supporting Actor - Bryan Brown

1999 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia – Best Supporting Actress - Susie Porter

1999 — Australian Film Institute – Fox Studio Award for Best Film - Marian Macgowan

1999 — Australian Film Institute – NewVision Films Award for Best Achievement in Direction - Gregor Jordan

1999 — Australian Film Institute – Scanbox Award for Best Original Screenplay - Gregor Jordan

1999 — Australian Film Institute – Showtime Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Bryan Brown

1999 — Australian Film Institute – Atlab Australia Award for Best Achievement in Editing - Lee Smith

Screenings

2000 — Brussels Intl Festival of Fantasy, Thriller & Science-Fiction Films

2001 — Las Palmas International Film Festival

2000 — London Australian Film Festival

2000 — Oporto International Film Festival (Fantasporto)

2000 — Saint Tropez Film Festival - Cinema de Antipodes

1999 — Shanghai International Film Festival

2000 — Singapore International Film Festival

1999 — Stockholm International Film Festival

1999 — Sundance Film Festival

1999 — BFI London Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

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Beyond Distribution

Production Company

Blindfold 3 Pty Ltd
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