Derick Martini is an American screenwriter and film director and an owner of commercial property and advertising billboards located in New York City.
[4] At the time, Martini was the youngest filmmaker to ever win the prestigious International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) award.
[5][failed verification] Before turning to directing Martini script doctored numerous studio feature films for which he is uncredited.
Hick, his second feature film as a director, is based on the autobiographical novel of the same name and stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Eddie Redmayne and Blake Lively.
Hick premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2011, to extremely divisive critical and audience responses.