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Hand Twins

Years after an Irish exit and deep in the throes of an early mid-life crisis, a celebrity gossip writer returns to her suffocatingly small hometown in Arkansas to hunt for her late father’s missing ashes; during her search she crosses paths with her damaged ex-boyfriend and is suddenly forced to face the complicated past that she fought so hard to escape.

  • Macee Binns
    Writer
    Hand Twins, Row 28, Now Boarding, Candi With An I, The Best Women’s Stage Monologues of 2017
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Genres:
    Drama, Dark comedy, Romantic adventure, Comedy, Dramatic Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Adventure Drama, Coming Of Age, Romantic Drama
  • Number of Pages:
    119
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 2022 California Women's Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    June 30, 2022
    Winner | Best Feature Screenplay
  • 2022 First Women Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    June 1, 2022
    Winner | Best Feature Screenplay
  • 2022 Fall ScreenCraft Film Fund
    Los Angeles
    August 1, 2022
    Semi-Finalist | Best Screenplay
  • 2022 Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards
    Los Angeles
    August 1, 2022
    Semi-Finalist | Best Drama Screenplay
  • 2022 Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition
    Los Angeles
    August 1, 2022
    Quarter Finalist | Best Feature Screenplay
  • 2022 Creative World Awards
    Los Angeles
    August 1, 2022
    Preliminary Finalist | Best Drama Screenplay
  • 2021 Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards
    Los Angeles
    September 30, 2021
    Semi-Finalist | Best Feature Screenplay
  • 2022 Richmond International Film Festival
    Richmond, VA
    March 10, 2022
    Quarter Finalist | Best Feature Screenplay
  • 2022 Miami Indie Film Awards
    Miami
    January 25, 2022
    Official Selection | Best Unproduced Screenplay
  • 2022 Andromeda Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    April 1, 2022
    Jury Selection | Best Screenplay
  • 2022 Toronto International Women Film Festival
    Toronto
    January 27, 2022
    Official Selection | Best Unproduced Screenplay
  • 2022 Venus Community Awards
    Los Angeles
    August 1, 2022
    Winner | Best Feature Screenplay
  • 2022 LA Indies Film Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    October 1, 2022
    Honorable Mention & Official Selection | Best Screenplay
  • 2021 Scriptation Showcase Screenplay Competition
    Los Angeles
    October 18, 2021
    Semi-Finalist | Best Drama Screenplay
  • 2021 Toronto Film & Script Awards
    Toronto
    December 1, 2021
    Official Selection | Best Screenplay
  • 2023 Cannes Film Awards
    Cannes, France
    December 1, 2022
    Selected For Annual Distribution List
Writer Biography - Macee Binns

Macee Binns is an award-winning Playwright, Blogger, Author and Journalist with a background of accomplishments in film, television, stage productions and viral content. Originally from Little Rock, Arkansas; she relocated to Los Angeles (in 2010) to pursue a career in the entertainment industry and further her education in the creative arts. While living in L.A., Macee has experienced great success in her writing career and has WON several awards for her plays, screenplays, articles and short stories.

Most notably, her acclaimed female-led romantic dramedy "Hand Twins" recently WON awards for Best Feature Screenplay at the prestigious 2022 California Women’s Film Festival, the 2022 First Women Film Festival and the 2022 Venus Community Awards out of hundreds of entries submitted from around the world. The unproduced feature-length script also placed as a Semi-Finalist at the 2021 Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards, the 2021 Scriptation Showcase Script Competition and the 2022 Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards. This award-winning script received Quarter Finalist Titles at the 2022 Richmond International Film Festival and the 2022 Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition. In August of 2022, the script was named a Preliminary Finalist at the 2022 Creative World Awards and it was one of the select few scripts that was passed on to the Semi-Finals at the 2022 ScreenCraft Film Fund Feature Competition with Mark Duplass. Additionally, "Hand Twins" received Official Selection Nominations for Best Feature Film Script at the 2021 Miami Indie Film Awards, the 2021 Toronto Film and Script Awards in association with Toronto Film Magazine, the 2022 Andromeda Film Festival, the 2022 LA Indies Film Festival and the 2022 Toronto International Women Film Festival. Thanks to all of these accolades, "Hand Twins" is now ranked in the top 4% of all 92,191 screenplays on Coverfly. Requests to read the script can be submitted through TheBlackList, InkTip, FilmFreeway, ISA or on Coverfly.

Macee is a published playwright whose works have been produced at regional and community theaters across the U.S. In 2014, Macee’s short film script "Row 28" was awarded a Finalist Title at the esteemed Hollywood Screenplay Contest. Subsequently, the stage play version of "Row 28" was published by JAC Publishing & Promotions and is currently sold on Amazon and Kindle eBooks. Two original monologues from Macee’s play "Stone Cold Sober" were selected by Smith and Kraus Publishers for print in their annual anthology book series: "The Best Women’s Stage Monologues of 2017." This popular theatrical series can be found at Barnes & Noble, Target and most major book retailers worldwide. In 2018, Heuer Publishing acquired Macee’s play "Candi With An I" and featured the comedic one-act in their renown "Catalog for the Performing Arts." This short stage play can currently be purchased on Amazon and the Heuer Publishing Website. In 2019, Macee’s play “Now Boarding” and her monologues “Static,” “Stuffed Panda'' and “Undressed'' were published by Off The Wall Plays and are all sold digitally through their virtual publishing service.

During her time in Hollywood, Macee has worked as a Content Writer for the popular news media sites TheRichest, Ranker and TopBuzz; where several of her articles went viral and received over 3 million views online. She also has journalist experience working as a Reporter for The Canyon News in Los Angeles. In 2018, Macee accepted a job at Dancing Iguana Productions as a Segment Writer, Producer and occasional Co-host of the popular comedic podcast, Left Unsupervised; available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, TuneIn and Spotify. Macee served on the Arkansas Arts Council as a Grant Reviewer & Art Council Panel Member, where she participated in the formal written grant review process and live discussion panel for performing arts organizations in her home state of Arkansas. She was also invited to serve as a Screenplay Contest Judge at the 2023 SYS’s Six-Figure Film Festival, where she reviewed and scored feature screenplays for the competition and participated in an Industry Panel at the renown Los Angeles based film festival, sharing her expertise in the field of screenwriting.

In her spare time Macee Binns co-writes a women’s comedy blog, with actress Fernanda Chaves, called: “Thoughts From A Tiny Ass Chair.” To view her blog posts please visit tinyasschair.com and subscribe.

For more information on Macee Binns check out her Professional Writing Portfolio (maceebinns.journoportfolio.com), her IMDB Profile (www.imdb.me/maceebinns), her Amazon Authors Page (www.amazon.com/author/maceebinns) or visit her Website (maceebinns.com). To view some of her most popular entertainment news articles check out her author’s profile at TheRichest.com: https://www.therichest.com/author/m_binns/

LA Indies Independent Film Magazine recently featured Macee Binns as an Up-And-Coming Hollywood Screenwriter in an article about her award-winning feature screenplay, Hand Twins. Please see the link to the full article: https://www.laindiesmagazine.com/post/hand-twins

Cannes Film Awards selected Macee’s screenplay, Hand Twins, to be featured in the festival’s Annual Distribution List on their website. Check out the full article by viewing this link: https://cannesfilmawards.com/i-am-distributor1/i-am-distributor

Bold Journey Magazine did a full profile on Macee Binns and her screenplay, Hand Twins, as part of the Bold Journey Series profiling creatives in Hollywood that you should know. Check out the full article at the link: https://boldjourney.com/news/meet-macee-binns/

Sys’s Six Figure Film Festival & Screenplay Contest announces Macee Binns as a Hollywood Screenplay Contest Judge for the 2023 festival season. In addition to reviewing the festival’s feature screenplay submissions, she will also participate in an Industry Panel at the renown Los Angeles based film festival, sharing her expertise in the field of screenwriting. See the link to the announcement: https://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/contest/

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Writer Statement

CHLOE DAVENPORT is a 33-year-old impulsive, yet talented, journalist living in Los Angeles. Newly engaged and in the midst of a full-blown career crisis, Chloe’s life is suddenly turned upside down when she receives an unexpected voicemail from her AUNT CAROL, asking for Chloe to mail some of her late father’s ashes to their redneck family reunion. Only problem is that Chloe doesn’t have them and she doesn’t have a clue where they might be.

On her quest to track down the lost urn, Chloe is forced to return to her insufferable hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas. Shortly after arriving back home, Chloe runs into her first love, JAY MORGAN, a deadbeat, chronically depressed bartender who is secretly struggling with mental health issues, after going through a bad breakup and inadvertently killing his dogs. Once they cut through the initial awkward tension, the pair goes off on an adventure to locate the remains of Chloe’s Father.

With Jay by her side, just like that, Chloe gets sucked back into the past that she fought so hard to escape and must face the devastating reality of the life she left behind. Throughout their impromptu road trip, the exes reminisce, reconnect and hook up one last time before the secrets that they are hiding potentially tear them apart for good. Ultimately forcing Chloe to make a choice between the familiarity of her adolescence and the promise of her future.

HAND TWINS is a unique take on the "city girl returns to her roots" theme and is similar in style to the films Sunshine Cleaning and The Skeleton Twins. The screenplay possesses a somber yet comically endearing thematic tone, while dealing with the delicate concepts of loss, middle-life crisis, substance abuse, abortion and the inability to overcome emotional immaturity.

This feature length romantic dramedy would work well for a small to mid-size production company and/or studio with a low to moderate budget; due to the limited cast size, small town filming locations and lack of stunts or special effects.

Hand Twins recently WON awards for Best Feature Screenplay at the 2022 California Women’s Film Festival, the 2022 First Women Film Festival and the 2022 Venus Community Awards out of hundreds of entries submitted from around the world. The unproduced feature-length script also placed as a Semi-Finalist at the 2021 Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards, the 2021 Scriptation Showcase Script Competition and the 2022 Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards. This award-winning script received Quarter Finalist titles at the 2022 Richmond International Film Festival and the 2022 Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition. In August of 2022, the script was named a Preliminary Finalist at the 2022 Creative World Awards and it was also passed on to the Semi-Finals at the 2022 ScreenCraft Film Fund Feature Competition with Mark Duplass. Additionally, Hand Twins received Official Selection nominations for Best Feature Film Script at the 2021 Miami Indie Film Awards, the 2021 Toronto Film and Script Awards in association with Toronto Film Magazine, the 2022 Andromeda Film Festival, the 2022 LA Indies Film Festival and the 2022 Toronto International Women Film Festival. Thanks to all of these accolades, "Hand Twins" is now ranked in the top 4% of all 92,191 screenplays on Coverfly.

LA Indies Independent Film Magazine recently featured Macee Binns as an Up-And-Coming Hollywood Screenwriter in an article about her award-winning feature screenplay, Hand Twins. Please see the link to the full article below: https://www.laindiesmagazine.com/post/hand-twins

Cannes Film Awards handpicked Macee’s screenplay, Hand Twins, as one of the select few scripts to be featured in the distinguished festival’s Annual Distribution List published on their website. Check out the full article: https://cannesfilmawards.com/i-am-distributor1/i-am-distributor

Bold Journey Magazine did a full profile on Macee Binns and her screenplay, Hand Twins, as part of the Bold Journey Series profiling creatives in Hollywood that you should know. Check out the full article: https://boldjourney.com/news/meet-macee-binns/

VoyageLA Magazine featured Macee Binns as a Local Creative You Should Know in an article about Macee's writing career. Link to article full article: http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-macee-binns-writer-blogger-hollywood/

Sys’s Six Figure Film Festival & Screenplay Contest announces Macee Binns as a Hollywood Screenplay Contest Judge for the 2023 festival season. In addition to reviewing the festival’s feature screenplay submissions, she will also participate in an Industry Panel at the renown Los Angeles based film festival, sharing her expertise in the field of screenwriting. See the link to the announcement: https://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/contest/