Derek Quick: Born July 7th 1988 in Miami Oklahoma Is a Director and 10 Year U.S. Coast Guard veteran. Quick has won over 150 Film Awards and has almost broke the Guinness World Record for Short film Wins with his film Kommando 1944.
Quick is a graduate of the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts, two year acting conservatory with an Associates Degree. He also attended the New York Film Academy. Directing is his passion and has been making films for over twenty two years. One of his many tools as a director is his passion for writing. As the writer of Kommando 1944 his goal is to shed light on the hundreds of thousands of Japanese Americans that were forced into internment camps during WWII. This hits close to home for Quick, his grandfather Chuck Todd was the Chief of the Ottawa Indian tribe, a federally recognized tribe that faced many hardships during their forced treck to the reservations.
A mixed native American young man is forced to serve in the U.S. Life saving service in the Treacher Budget: $10M - $30M | Historical ⋄ Drama A mixed native American young man is forced to serve in the U.S. Life saving service in the Treacherous waters of the pacific northwest to save his Chinook tribe from the concentration camp reservations, at the turn of the century.
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Kommando 1944
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Amatures
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Fist Full of Glove
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Darkest Decision
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140 Awards Total
(2018)
U.S. Coast Guard
(2008-2019)
New York Film Academy, Universal Studios
(2016-2017)
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-West
(2014-2016)