In this animated film, an innocent greeting between two people is quickly transformed into a tangled struggle, illustrating the twists and turns of a love affair. Relationships are visceral attachments, often leading to one dominating and consuming the other, then moving on easily and heartlessly. This film is autobiographical, a visual metaphor of an experience I had in my youth with one of my first girlfriends, perhaps the first love of my life. We learn a lot from experiences like this. I hope you enjoy my animated short "Handshake"!! #patricksmith #animation

Best Animation, 2004 Northampton Film Festival.
Best Animation, 2005 Savannah Film Festival.
Best Animation, 2005 Temecula Valley International Film and Music Festival.
Best Animation, 2005 Myrtle Beach Film Festival.
Best Animation, 2005 Golden Film Festival.
Best Animation, 2005 Spindletop Film Fesitval.
Best Animation, 2005 Long Island Film Expo.
Best Animation, 2005 Black Point Film Festival..
Best Animation, 2006 Garden State Film Festival.
1st Place, 2005 ASIFA-East (Association Internationale du Film d'Animation)
Pulcinella Award Nomination, Cartoons on the Bay 2005, Italy.
Honorable Mention, Tribeca Underground Film Festival, 2005.
Honorable Mention, Smogdance International Film Festival, 2006.
Honorable Mention, 2005 ASIFA-San Francisco(Association Internationale du Film d'Animation)
Finalist, 2006 Nicktoons Film Festival.