Derick Patrick Martini (born December 2, 1975) is an American screenwriter and film director.
Martini’s film writing credits include the coming of age comedy Lymelife. Lymelife marked Martini’s directorial debut and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2008, where it won the International Federation Of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Award for best film. Martini also received a “Breakthrough Director” nomination from the 2009 Gotham Awards for the film. As well, the film landed on several major film critic’s “Top Ten Films of 2009” lists. Lymelife was filmed in 22 days and on a budget of 1.5 million dollars. Martin Scorsese, a producer of Lymelife, is a champion of Martini’s work. While promoting the theatrical release of Lymelife, actor Alec Baldwin mentioned that Scorsese is Martini’s “rabbi”.
Martini’s other film credits include “Smiling Fish And Goat On Fire”, written and produced by Martini in 2000, the film also made its premiere at the Toronto… read more
Derick Patrick Martini (born December 2, 1975) is an American screenwriter and film director.
Martini’s film writing credits include the coming of age comedy Lymelife. Lymelife marked Martini’s directorial debut and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2008, where it won the International Federation Of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Award for best film. Martini also received a “Breakthrough Director” nomination from the 2009 Gotham Awards for the film. As well, the film landed on several major film critic’s “Top Ten Films of 2009” lists. Lymelife was filmed in 22 days and on a budget of 1.5 million dollars. Martin Scorsese, a producer of Lymelife, is a champion of Martini’s work. While promoting the theatrical release of Lymelife, actor Alec Baldwin mentioned that Scorsese is Martini’s “rabbi”.
Martini’s other film credits include “Smiling Fish And Goat On Fire”, written and produced by Martini in 2000, the film also made its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival where it was awarded the festival’s Discovery Award. Bolden, a full length feature film depicting the life of obscure jazz legend Buddy Bolden, Louis, a black and white silent film chronicling the early days of Louis Armstrong and his quest to acquire his first trumpet. His television credits include the Jennifer Lopez-produced television series South Beach, and a remake of Alex Raymond’s Flash Gordon.
Hick, his second feature film as a director, is based on the autobiographical novel of the same name. Its author, Andrea Portes, adapted her own work for the screen and sought Martini to direct her screenplay after viewing “Lymelife”. “Hick” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2011 to extremely divisive critical and audience responses due to its difficult subject matter. The film is set for a theatrical release in 2012 by Phase 4 Films. —Wikipedia
