Mystery Team, the first feature from Derrick Comedy, has a new website online (click here to check it out). The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last year and has been praised by Entertainment Weekly, The Onion A/V Club and Slashfilm.com among others.
The site has two trailers and a new short featuring the Mystery Team. I saw it at Sundance and the crowd was dying with laughter. Director Dan Eckman did a great job of elevating the status quo for comedy directing - usually it's just, throw the camera somewhere and do all the standard set ups. Mr. Eckman took a great deal of care with every shot and it pays off brilliantly. The cast is great, too: writer/actors Dominic Dierkes, Donald Glover and Dc Pierson have worked together for years, performing shows in New York City and at various college campuses throughout the country. They've also made numerous videos along with their producer Meggie McFadden and Mr. Eckman directing, all of which are at the Derrick website. Mr. Eckman, Mr. Dierkes, Mr. Glover, Ms. McFadden and Mr. Pierson collectively make up Derrick Comedy. Full diclosure: I was a production assistant on the movie, but I've been PAs on other films that I wouldn't vouch for and this one definitely is hilarious. Look for it as it rolls out in October.
Here's the latest trailer:
