MERCER FILM

A Development and Production company specializing in post-production and film finishing.

In Development

Mercer Film Group represents the entire catalog of two literary giants from the ‘60s. ERJE AYDEN (The Crazy Green of Second) and JOYCE ELBERT (The Crazy Ladies).

Joyce Elbert’s memoirs comprise the first project in development followed by The Crazy Ladies.

In 1950’s NY, a troubled socialite draws a jazz musician and his best friend, an abstract painter, into a treacherous fight for their survival when they cross her controlling media mogul father and his associates.

Screenplay by Marc Schector - available upon request

post production

Mercer Film offers full service post-production to include editing, color grading, sound design, and restoration.

Editors are available to fashion any project from verticals, music videos and commercials to include full length streaming documentaries and feature films.

We are able to scale costs to suit your budget and schedule.

Research

Mercer offers a deep dive in terms of stock footage and STILLS for your film. RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL THE MAJOR STOCK FOOTAGE LIBRARIES help to STREAMLINE THE PROCESS including LEGAL clearances.

WE CAN ALSO “temp” THE music for your preview cuts WITH FAST TURNAROUND. OUR massive MUSIC LIBRARY SPECIALIZES IN MUSIC FROM THE 1950’S THRU THE END OF THE CENTURY. WE ALSO PROVIDE SUPERVISION AND LEGAL CLEARANCE FOR MUSIC IN THE FINAL VERSION.

Historical

26 Seconds (pilot)

Series creator, Kelly Galindo, documents the harrowing tales of international sex trafficking beginning in Thailand and Burma, visiting every continent and ultimately returning to the U.S.

COMMON GROUND

Survivors

The scourge of drugs and the introduction of fentanyl provide the backdrop for stories of hope and courage by average Americans who attempt to pull themselves out of addiction and resume their lives.

Biology 101

A High School science teacher manages to ensnare himself and threaten his family when he unwittingly befriends one of his students who is an Only Fans model.

Unbroken Circle

Shot in three languages (Hebrew, Arabic and English) director John Ludwig presents an intense dramatic portrayal of two families impacted by suicide bombers in Israel.

Lucky Bastard

Friends or Lovers? Two men from different walks of life come together to examine their subjective futures. Directed by Everett Lewis.

Catholic School

Sundance Selected Short 1999 – Director Jona Frank’s documentary is a hilarious yet charming examination of Catholic middle school students.

An Ambush of Ghosts

Winner Best Cinematography – Sundance 1993. Directed by Everett Lewis. Stephen Dorff, Anne Heche, Genevieve Bujold and Bruce Davison star in this dark tale of a troubled young man and a classmate locked in the family garden shed.

The Gold Cup

Directed by Lucas Reiner. Life is never boring at a Los Feliz coffee den. Stars Wood Harris (The Wire) and Olan Jones.

Everybody’s Free to Wear Sunscreen

Famed music video directed by Bill Barminski. Baz Luhrmann came up with a track that became an inspirational spoken word piece. Picked up by all US networks including VH1 and MTV and aired in UK, Australia and Japan.

Greed in Action

Created by Bill Barmiski and commissioned by the Goo Goo Dolls as part of their 2000 tour with an interstitial video.

Be Like Pam

Commissioned by Quibi prior to launch of the network. This test was intended to show that both horizontal and vertical presentations could work and “earn the turn”.

H & M Add Your Note

Commissioned by H & M and written and directed by Bill Barminski. An in-house inspirational piece intended to inspire team work and collaboration for the employees of this multi-national corporation.

Matchbook

Written and directed by Hanna Weg, this short film is a bittersweet story of a mother and daughter trapped in a world of being upscale gypsies who are permanently on the road seeking an unobtainable goal.

About

Mercer Film Group Inc. was founded in 1998 as a production company specializing in post-production and film finishing. In addition the company has produced numerous feature films and documentaries.

Recent credits include 26 SECONDS, an award winning documentary on human sex slavery and SURVIVORS which chronicles the harrowing stories of opioid addiction in America.

Mercer Film Group produced and edited the Baz Luhrmann music video EVERYBODY’S FREE TO WEAR SUNSCREEN which aired on MTV and VH1, as well as in Japan, Australia and the U.K. Also a documentary short that Mercer Film edited entitled CATHOLIC SCHOOL was selected for the Sundance Film Festival.

Another Sundance favorite, AMBUSH OF GHOSTS won an award for Best Cinematography. Additional feature producing credits include BIOLOGY 101, LUCKY BASTARD and THE GOLD CUP which premiered at The Rotterdam Film Festival.