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Uploaded on Jun 29, 2011

What if a Deaf man became an internationally famous adult film star, all because he's very very good with his hands?

Hands Solo is a short comedy mockumentary about one lucky person who makes it to the top.

Director: William Mager
http://wlmager.tumblr.com
http://www.twitter.com/​wlmager

Writer: Charlie Swinbourne
http://charlieswinbourne.com/
http://www.twitter.com/​charlie_swin

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT:
Three years ago this month, I was in the pub with Charlie Swinbourne watching the end of a disappointing Euro 2008 game, when he reached into his rucksack and brought out a script he wanted me to read. It was called HANDS SOLO. I knew right there and then I wanted to make that film no matter what. It was the start of a beautiful working relationship, and a long filmmaking process.

3 years later, after many late night meetings, email exchanges, filming days and editing, Hands Solo has been round the world at various festivals, won lots of awards, reviewed in Empire magazine and Sight and Sound, shocked a few people and made even more people laugh. We've even caused an outrage in The Daily Mail which means we've finally become truly famous...
http://twitpic.com/5crv6i

Most recently it was shown at Deaf in the Picture in Amsterdam and at Clin D'Oeil in Reims where it won best special effects for the amazing work done by the animator, James Merry.

It's now on YouTube and we want as many people as possible to watch it. You can help us to achieve this by:
1 - Watching, liking and commenting on the video on YouTube
2 - Passing it on to your friends by email
3 - Tweeting about it, facebooking it (and even putting it on MySpace and Bebo if you still use those)
4 - Become a fan of Hands Solo on facebook.

HANDS SOLO ON TUMBLR:
http://wlmager.tumblr.com/handssolo

HANDS SOLO ON FACEBOOK:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hands-S...

BONUS DELETED SCENE:
Watch the never before seen DELETED SCENE which reveals the secret of Hands Solo's true powers and the tragedy behind his rise to stardom.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtbEk8...

Thanks everyone for watching, and for your support!

INFORMATION:
BBFC Age Rating: 15 (please read this link for more guidance http://tinyurl.com/handsbbfc)
Running Time: 14 mins 32sec
Completed: October 2009
Format: HD-CAM SR 5.1
Producer: Colin Pons & Scott James Bassett

The film was supported by 104 Films and Lifesize Pictures as part of the UK Film Council's pioneering Magic Hour funding scheme.

This film all started with a drink in a pub in the summer of June 2008. The end result is the culmination of months of hard work, late evenings, weekends and any other hour we could find to make it happen!

HANDS SOLO: Matt Kirby
BUNNY COMELY: Nicola Stapleton
DAVE DENNIS : Ben Green
JANE TILSON: Deepa Shastri
ROGER ROGERS: Chris Curran
THE NARRATOR: Dominic Coleman

Visit the Official Website: http://www.hands-solo.com

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  • humpeh

    Unbelievably stylish, even then.

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  • billster1977

    Who? What? *confused*

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  • Masterpiecemovie

    Very funny, clever idea! My favorite line was "porn-related repetitive strain injury," said in the appropriately dead-pan manner.

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  • whirly101

    "No, don't do the spider"

    HAHAHAHA

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  • donk747

    hilarious!

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  • Rayman4321

    Hands solo?

    The pornstar?

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  • Tortueism

    I'm fond of this movie. The begining is the best part for me, i love seeing the hand, the cream, the lip, the music, it's absolutely magical ! Oh ! Don't forget to feel the power of the hand !

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  • mspalindrome618

    hahaha this is fantastic!

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  • Sempi10

    Strange...but well made.

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  • Tomtheartist

    What do you mean??? You really need to explain!!!

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  • heath goodall

    LOL!

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  • doctorjesus

    This is really, really poor.

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  • billster1977

    EX3 is a bit old hat now. F3 and FS100 are the ones to look out for.

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