The NEW TIMES of MIami just announced we won BEST MOVIE SHOT ON LOCATION!! We are truly HONORED to have won this award. A special thank you to the NEW TIMES for the amazing article they wrote on us.....

http://bestof.miaminewtimes.com/bestof/award.php?award=1006354&year=


Best Movie Shot on Location (2008)

Pencil Fighting: The Life and Times of Team Balderdash
vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=21666289

What do a professor, a surgeon, an apocalypse, and Hollywood have in common? Not much. Oh, except for the fact that united, as one inpenetrable force, they made up Team Balderdash, the greatest (and most supercoolest) group of middle school pencil fighters, like, ever.

Pencil Fighting: The Life and Times of Team Balderdash is a clever mockumentary about four pencil-pounding pals, Jackson (nicknamed The Professor), Phillip (The Surgeon), Cornelius (Apocalypse), and Maxwell (Hollywood), who fall apart when Maxwell becomes "tainted by the one thing that'll blind a man enough to do the stupidest of things: love." Yup, puppy love. And in order to preserve the circle-yes-or-no-if-you-like-me prepubescent brand of feelings exchanged between himself and a young lady named Marilyn, Maxwell duels a Husky pencil with his standard No. 2 and loses with a single lick. The rest of the tale unfolds 15 years down the road, when the surviving members of Team Balderdash reunite for one last shot at glory.

Although bigger-budget films have dazzled audiences with glitzy images of South Beach, Pencil Fighting stays true to its 305 roots, shooting, for the most part, in a Miami Lakes playground, a warehouse near Tamiami Airport, and at the filmmakers' Coconut Grove digs, Gold Dickenson Productions. Winner of Best Short Film at both the Orlando Film Festival and the Miami Underground Film Festival, it's showing for free on MySpaceTV at vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=21666289.

But be warned: Drinking milk while viewing may result in it flying out your nose.

User Comments
Comment by Kathy - May 15, 2008 @ 4:33 PM
Team Balderdash rocks!!!! I love it.
Comment by Todd - May 15, 2008 @ 6:19 PM
Everything Fro does is pure Gold... Dickenson... this movie was definitely the best... if you havent seen it yet... you're missing out. The only thing better than Fro.. is the guy in the dancing bear costume... whoever that is.. he is truly the best.
Comment by Kar - May 15, 2008 @ 7:28 PM
hey! fro is wayyy better than that bear guy!! team balderdash is awesome, and fro is like jesus. so, combined, they make the best movie ever!!!
Comment by Veronica Alsina - May 15, 2008 @ 8:11 PM
Team Balderdash does rock! I love everything about this movie. Congrats to all involved, especially Fro, Ethan & Ricky Bigai. May you win many more awards and continue to make great movies!
Comment by Gina - May 15, 2008 @ 8:16 PM
My Brother-in-law is JESUS????? SWEET! Congrats! Your Favorite Sister - Gina
Comment by Debbie - May 15, 2008 @ 8:20 PM
Amazing people making amazing films! Noah the Super Jew can't wait for the next rockin' production!
Comment by Sandra - May 15, 2008 @ 9:01 PM
Fro excellent film..... You make us proud..........I am delighted and honored to be educated and exposed by you to such talent and also to your industry.............please keep me in your followings...............regards
Comment by Nikki B - May 15, 2008 @ 9:29 PM
Gold Dickenson Productions makes the classiest films!!! Thanks for showing the world that TRUE talent comes from South Florida ;) WE NEED MORE!!!!! stay classy... but then again, of course you will.
Comment by MZ - May 16, 2008 @ 7:30 AM
GOLD DICKENSON is en FUEGO!! LOVE the film. LOVE the work. LOVE GOLD DICKENSON PRODUCTIONS. When's the next movie??? and When can we get T-shirts???
Comment by mom - May 16, 2008 @ 8:18 AM
You are the son that every mom would be proud of, you work so hard that why you are: (A SUCCESS) Love Mom
Comment by kelly ann - May 16, 2008 @ 8:30 AM
Cool deal...!!!!!! you guys rock
Comment by Bob - May 16, 2008 @ 8:35 AM
Better jump on the Fro train now folks, it's pulling out of the station and going express!! Seriously, we can expect lots of great things from Fro and Gold Dickenson - watch 'em!
Comment by Jenny - May 16, 2008 @ 8:55 AM
Every time these classy guys put their imaginations to work they create magical films. Team Balderdash took us MIA'ers back to our pre-husky days and made us all laugh. I can't wait to be entertained again from their many upcoming hits. Thanks for being Gold!
Comment by jlo - May 16, 2008 @ 10:20 AM
Gold-D, you guys are on fire! Congrats. on the success of Pencil Fighting. It's one hellova way to rep. the 3-0-5. Keep fighting the good fight and we'll see you at the top. xox, The Spannk Crew
Comment by Chuck B. - May 16, 2008 @ 1:49 PM
Classy work guys. Love the article! Keep rocking the 305!
Comment by Mich - May 16, 2008 @ 3:43 PM
funniest short film i have ever seen! xoxo
Comment by Eileen - May 16, 2008 @ 5:23 PM
You Guys are SUPER! Local Talent ROCKS! FELICIDADES !! WELL DESERVED!!!
Comment by prisy - May 16, 2008 @ 8:49 PM
lol really funny. love it.
Comment by The Tunes and Tones - May 16, 2008 @ 9:21 PM
We got to see it twice. And both experiences were equally beautiful. We didn't have a clue that the film was going to win so many awards as it did. The best part was sitting on the couch with two film directors exposing the reel before it was released. When we heard our tracks playing in the film, it was amazing, something we truly enjoyed throughout the course of us being a band. The second time we seen the film was at Churchill's Pub in Miami. On May 15th, 2008 - Functional Interiors throws an explosion of Miami talent, from artist to comedians - the pub never looked more choice. In a full house we played live - only to see Pencil Fighting: The Life and Times of Team Balderdash being viewed in the center of the room. Everyone loved it. I don't think I have ever seen any movie play in the show area of Churchill's, only this one. It felt like we were in a theatre. The night ended very sweet. We thank you Fro and Andy. The Tunes and Tones