Derrick Beckles
2021Beckles spent the majority of his teenage years in Toronto punk bands including Black Jello, who were well known for being banned from every possible live venue in Toronto. He began experimenting with film making with two high school friends, which included the filming of him visiting white supremacists in their home. These early filming endeavors led to him studying film at Concordia University. Soon after, Beckles began working with and shaping what was then a ten-page weekly called The Voice of Montreal, which grew into VICE Magazine.
Beckles became a familiar face on Canadian TV while occasionally doing stand-up in Toronto and New York. He produced and directed a hit festival documentary called Strip Club DJs and was a reporter on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos.
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Strip Club Dj's
Derrick Beckles
"Strip Club Djs is the kind of diamond in the rough that any documentary fan loves to uncover. And it's not the film you expect it to be. Director Derrick Beckles' unflinching look at Djs in the seedy world of strip clubs is, in turn funny, disturbing and brilliant." -Hot Docs
Strip Club Dj's
A Rich Tradition of Magic
Derrick Beckles
Don Johnson driving through bricks, old men driven to profanity over balding cures, sacrificial awards given to the gods of the Macarena, impossibly strong seniors, pathetic attempts at inspiration, a man saying “God is a blankety-blank fag”, WWF intervention starring a galaxy of stereotypes, grunge figure skaters, brainwashed teens, gay drifters, Sir Gary Coleman teaching safety in a lab coat, KISS on a kids show, religious freakouts and more.
A Rich Tradition of Magic
Casual Fridays
Derrick Beckles
After experiencing CASUAL FRIDAYS, you'll hug Mondays and saucily pat Wednesday's (hump days.) It's like a 110 minute Mocha Java. (For those of you who don't know that's where Ethiopia meets Java for a wild blend.) THAT'S RIGHT! This TV Carnage DVD is dedicated to the throngs of exceptional men and women who care about and enforce the rules of CASUAL FRIDAYS. The Randy Rivers, and Suzie Shiers, the beige khakis and sensible earth tones, sensible haircuts and a 24-7/365 totally extreme attitude, suitable for shopping!
Casual Fridays
When Television Attacks
Derrick Beckles
The bar is raised again with TV Carnage 2G. If you were to think in the terms of fashion, this tape rivals the Acid Wash Jump Suit phenomenon in its ability to shock and amaze. If you think in the terms of pizza slices you will not believe some of the toppings on this “Cringe lovers delight” If you think in terms of “Should I get this or not?” think, “Should.”
When Television Attacks
A Sore for Sighted Eyes
Derrick Beckles
Imagine living in a world where hundreds of colorful balloons create a backdrop for a bizarre but stirring speech by a mincing health guru. Imagine a place where charlatans speak to the dead but sound like they are acting in a WWF skit. A world where a preacher turns into a jetfighter from Top Gun. A place where fire hydrants swear at children. Well stop imagining because that WHOLE world is in the palm of your hand. Introducing the 5th installment in a series of delicious TV CARNAGE MEALS.
A Sore for Sighted Eyes
Ouch Television My Brain Hurts
Derrick Beckles
1996's “Ouch Television My Brain Hurts” is the first in a series of “TV Carnage” video collages wherein a mentally ill boy painstakingly manipulates the controls of two junked VCRs, and converts hundreds of hours of terrible television into 72 minutes of comedy gold.
Ouch Television My Brain Hurts
Let's Work It Out!
Derrick Beckles
TV CARNAGE is back and buffer than ever with its latest release, Let’s Work It Out. This Season Six (-pack) edition of TV CARNAGE will be a workout not just for your body but also for your mind and all of your senses. Whether you are of the girls or of the guys, this baby will tone, shape, and mutate everything from above your eyes to below your thighs. In fact, as we like to say around here: “Say goodbye to your body!” because a completely new unrecognizable you is just around the corner.
Let's Work It Out!
