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Derrick Acosta

American music video director and actor
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Derrick Acosta is an American music video director, actor, podcaster and video gamer who co-created the sketch comedy group and public-access web series Mega64, hosts the Mega Strange podcast, and has written multiple broadcasts of the San Diego Film Awards. Acosta was nominated at the 2023 ParaPod Awards and directed music videos for Cult Records, Swami Records, Gary Wilson, and Shepard Fairey.[1][2][3]

Early life

Acosta is from San Diego, California,[1] growing up with a theater background in Santee[4] and attending West Hills High School.[5]

Career

Mega64

Template:Main While in high school drama class,[5] Acosta met Rocco Botte and Shawn Chatfield and the three of them co-created a public-access show called Mega64 in 2003.[6] He claimed early on that he became concerned about running into anyone he might know while filming.[7] At the time, Acosta said YouTube was not an option so it was up to them to find other ways to broadcast their content online.[6] He said there was no focal point to make money at first, but claimed it was an inevitable path to a sustainable career.[2]

Years later, Acosta began hosting a weekly podcast.[2] On one episode, he talked about getting bored with new video games because of his familiarity with them and how similar one game can be to the next.[8] Acosta celebrated Mega64's 15th anniversary at San Diego Comic-Con in 2018[9] and attended a virtual panel in 2021.[10] The group celebrated the 20th anniversary in 2023.[2]

In an interview with Kill Screen, Acosta mentioned that people should not identify themselves with only one notion. He claims that although he is associated with movies and filmmaking, he wants to be known for his personality traits as well.[11] Template:Blockquote

Outside Mega64

Acosta has produced content for Disney, Microsoft, Sony, MTV, Cult Records and Swami Records.[12][13] As a music video director, he collaborated with Z-Trip, Shepard Fairey, Mrs Magician, Gary Wilson, and Dead Heavens.[14]

In 2020, a doctored image of Acosta was used to portray Randall Sand, a fake political persona that claimed to be an Independent candidate for Arizona's 5th Congressional District.[15]

In 2022, he worked with Jodi Cilley, Jonathan Hammond and Shannon Taylor on the San Diego Film Awards at Hotel del Coronado.[13]

In 2023, Acosta and Johnny Weiss hosted the podcast Mega Strange[1] and were nominated for Best Podcast Hosts at ParaPod Awards.[16] That same year, Acosta was a judge at Demonic Brilliance Film Festival.[12] Journalist Stan Yeung of Gaming Age said Acosta would have been a better fit for the 2023 film Tetris than Taron Egerton.[17]

In 2024, he appeared in the film Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea at the 13th Oceanside International Film Festival[18] and was cast in a lead role for the film A Corpse in Kensington.[3][19]

Filmography

Film and television
Year Title Writer Director Actor Role Notes
2016 Paranormal Pals Template:No Template:No Template:Yes Zephyr Voice credit[20]
2017 Little Love Lost Template:Partial Template:Yes Template:No Template:N/a Short film, also producer and editor
2018 Murder Mementos Template:Yes Template:No Template:No Template:N/a Short film, also producer
San Diego Film Awards Template:Partial Template:No Template:No Template:N/a TV special
2019 San Diego Film Awards Template:Partial Template:No Template:No Template:N/a TV special
2021 San Diego Film Awards Template:Partial Template:Partial Template:No Template:N/a TV special
2022 San Diego Film Awards Template:Partial Template:Partial Template:No Co-host TV special broadcast on KPBS[21][13]
Some Like It Hot Template:No Template:No Template:Yes Derrick Some Like It Hot parody[13]
2023 Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea Template:No Template:No Template:Yes Mickey [22][23]
Paper Trail Template:N/a Template:Yes Template:No Template:N/a Short film[14]
Top Host Template:Partial Template:Yes Template:No Template:N/a Top Gun: Maverick parody
San Diego Film Awards Template:Partial Template:Partial Template:No Presenter TV special nominated for Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards
TBA Template:Pending film Template:No Template:No Template:Yes Template:N/a Lead role, featuring Michael Madsen and Ryan Bollman[3][19][24]

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Music videos directed
Year Title Band Notes
2012 Dead 80's Mrs Magician Co-directed with Dustyn Peterman[25]
Do it For You Plateaus Co-directed with Dustyn Peterman[26]
2013 There is No God Mrs Magician Co-directed with Dustyn Peterman[27]
2014 I Just Want To Hold You In My Arms Tonight Gary Wilson [14]
2015 Fire Away Rey Pila Co-directed with Dustyn Peterman[28]
2016 Feel Low Dead Heavens [29]
2020 Whatever Dude Crasher [30]
Mega64
Year Title Role Notes
2006 GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley Template:N/a [12]
2012 The Aquabats! Super Show! Template:N/a Episode: "Mysterious Egg!"[12]
2016 AAAA Game Game development manager [31]
2019 Metal Gear Solid in 5 Minutes Solid Snake [32]
2021 Mega64: Resident Evil VILLAGE Ethan Winters [2]
Mega64 Version 4.1: Revengurrection Derek Also director, featuring SungWon Cho and Arin Hanson[33]
2024 Doug Huggem Additional voices Duke Nukem parody with Jon St. John

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Template:Cite AV media
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Template:Cite news
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bennett, Emily (2024-11-07). "Love Triangles and Dark Secrets in ‘A Corpse in Kensington’ | Love Horror film reviews and news" (in en-US). https://lovehorror.co.uk/horror-news/88779/love-triangles-and-dark-secrets-in-a-corpse-in-kensington/. 
  4. ↑ Morlan, Kinsee (2017-11-08). "I Made it in San Diego: 'The Cockroaches of the Internet' on Their Online Empire" (in en-US). http://voiceofsandiego.org/2017/11/08/made-san-diego-cockroaches-internet-online-empire/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Helewa, Nas (2009-02-21). "Mega64 is here. Be scared.". http://www.sdcitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/?id=2823&atype=. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Blair, Iain (2015-07-14). "10 Comics to Watch: Guerrilla Gamers Mega64 Blew Up on Internet" (in en-US). https://variety.com/2015/biz/spotlight/10-comics-to-watch-2015-guerrilla-gamers-troupe-mega-64-blew-up-on-internet-1201539639/. 
  7. ↑ Template:Cite journal
  8. ↑ Kunzelman, Cameron (2019-01-11). "The Millennial Burnout Conversation Also Applies to Gamers" (in en). https://www.vice.com/en/article/mby89y/millennial-burnout-gamers. 
  9. ↑ Johnston, Rich (2018-07-07). "Full Details of All 254 Friday Panels at San Diego Comic-Con 2018" (in en). https://bleedingcool.com/comics/254-friday-panels-san-diego-comic-con-2018/. 
  10. ↑ Hersko, Tyler (2021-07-09). "Comic-Con at Home 2021 Schedule: The Top Panels to Look Out For" (in en). https://www.indiewire.com/2021/07/comic-con-2021-at-home-schedule-best-panels-1234649791/. 
  11. ↑ Burke, Kelly (2013-12-13). "Why are videogames so bad at being funny, and why are Mega64 so good at it?" (in en-US). https://killscreen.com/previously/articles/why-are-videogames-so-bad-being-funny-and-why-are-mega64-so-good-it/. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "2023 AWARD WINNERS" (in en-CA). https://dbfilmfest.com/2023-award-winners. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "2022 San Diego Film Awards- 8th ANNUAL" (in en-US). https://filmconsortiumsd.com/special_events/8th-annual-san-diego-film-awards/. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Paper Trail" (in en-US). https://sdfilmweek.com/2023/movies/paper-trail/. 
  15. ↑ "Cyber Policy Center | FSI - Stanford University". 2020-10-08. https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:vh222ch4142/facebook-US-202009.pdf. 
  16. ↑ Haring, Bruce (2023-03-04). "ParaPod Awards Set Nominees For Paranormal Event" (in en-US). https://deadline.com/2023/03/parapod-awards-set-nominees-for-paranormal-awards-event-1235278608/. 
  17. ↑ Yeung, Stan (2024-11-14). "Tetris Forever review for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch" (in en-US). https://gaming-age.com/2024/11/tetris-forever-review-for-pc-playstation-xbox-switch/. 
  18. ↑ "OIFF 2024 SCHEDULE - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH" (in en-US). https://osidefilm.org/oiff-2024-schedule-saturday-february-24th/. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Brewer, Mac (2025-02-18). "First look at Michael Madsen in "A Corpse in Kensington"" (in en-US). https://www.horrorsociety.com/2025/02/18/first-look-at-michael-madsen-in-a-corpse-in-kensington/. 
  20. ↑ Leighton, Susan (2017-01-20). "Paranormal Pals: First Look at the Pilot Episode on Youtube" (in en-US). https://1428elm.com/2017/01/20/paranormal-pals-first-look-pilot-episode-youtube/. 
  21. ↑ Robinson, Jennifer (2022-08-24). "San Diego Film Awards 2022" (in en). https://www.kpbs.org/news/2022/08/24/san-diego-film-awards-2022. 
  22. ↑ "Derrick Acosta | Rotten Tomatoes" (in en). https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/derrick_acosta. 
  23. ↑ Brewer, Mac (2023-11-15). "Charybdis Pictures Releases Trailer for Horror Comedy 'HEMET' Ahead of Premiere" (in en-US). https://www.horrorsociety.com/2023/11/15/charybdis-pictures-releases-trailer-for-horror-comedy-hemet-ahead-of-premiere/. 
  24. ↑ Downey, Paul (2024-04-14). "Crowdfunder launched for horror-comedy A Corpse in Kensington" (in en). https://bloody-flicks.co.uk/2024/04/14/crowdfunder-launched-for-horror-comedy-a-corpse-in-kensington/. 
  25. ↑ Kaye, Ben (2012-07-19). "Video: Mrs. Magician - "Dead 80's" (CoS Premiere)" (in en-US). https://consequence.net/2012/07/video-mrs-magician-dead-80s-cos-premiere/. 
  26. ↑ "Premiere: Plateaus, "Do it For You"" (in en). 2012-05-03. https://imposemagazine.com/tv/premiere-plateaus-do-it-for-you. 
  27. ↑ Pangburn, DJ (2013-04-11). "Watch Mrs. Magician's Surreal and Grotesquely Animated Video for "There Is No God"" (in en). https://www.vice.com/en/article/693p86/watch-mrs-magicians-surreal-and-grotesquely-animated-video-for-there-is-no-god. 
  28. ↑ "Rey Pila comparte el video "Fire Away"" (in es). 2015-12-07. https://www.indierocks.mx/musica/noticias/rey-pila-comparte-el-video-fire-away/. 
  29. ↑ O'Hare, Shane (2016-08-23). "Monday Music: Dead Heavens – Feel Low". https://www.geekscape.net/monday-music-dead-heavens-feel-low. 
  30. ↑ Sacher, Andrew (2020-07-10). "Watch Crasher's new video for "Whatever Dude"" (in en). https://www.brooklynvegan.com/watch-crashers-new-video-for-whatever-dude/. 
  31. ↑ Barder, Ollie (2016-04-20). "The Main Limitation On Gaming Is No Longer Technological, It's Budgetary" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2016/04/20/the-main-limitation-on-gaming-is-no-longer-technological-its-budgetary/. 
  32. ↑ Castillo, Jarrod (2019-05-07). "Mega64 recaps the original Metal Gear Solid in 'five' minutes" (in en-US). https://apptrigger.com/2019/05/07/mega64-metal-gear-solid-recap-5-minutes/. 
  33. ↑ "Mega64 Version 4.1: Revengurrection (2021)" (in en). https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/mega64-version-4-1-revengurrection-2021. 

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