''Two Hands: The Leon Fleisher Story'' is a 2006 American

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directed by

Nathaniel Kahn Nathaniel Kahn (born November 9, 1962, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American filmmaker. His documentaries '' My Architect'' (2003) – about his father, the architect Louis Kahn – and '' Two Hands'' (2006) were nominated for Academy A ...

. It was nominated for an

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for Best Documentary Short. It tells the story of the pianist

Leon Fleisher Leon Fleisher (July 23, 1928 – August 2, 2020) was an American classical pianist, conductor and pedagogue. He was one of the most renowned pianists and pedagogues in the world. Music correspondent Elijah Ho called him "one of the most re ...

. Due to a neurological condition called

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, he lost the use of his right hand for some time, and performed using only his left hand. After years, he regained the use of his right hand and resumed two-hand performances.

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* 2006 films 2006 short documentary films American short documentary films American independent films Films directed by Nathaniel Kahn Documentary films about classical music and musicians Films about pianos and pianists Documentary films about people with disability 2006 independent films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{music-documentary-film-stub