Welcome to Mercury Productions

Dreams on Spec – Mercury Productions’ first theatrical documentary – takes viewers inside the lives of three aspiring writers as they try to pursue their dreams in Hollywood. These poignant portraits of triumph and failure are intercut with wisdom from a “Greek Chorus” of superstar scribes like James L. Brooks, Nora Ephron, Gary Ross, and Carrie Fisher to create a funny and compelling look at inspiration, creativity, and solitude in Hollywood.

Mercury Productions makes compelling non-fiction television programs and provocative documentaries. It’s a fresh new company, but its two partners are both seasoned producers. Daniel Snyder and Gary Edgren have spent years writing, producing, editing, and supervising attention-grabbing shows in nearly every nonfiction genre.

They recently finished making the theatrical documentary “Dreams on Spec,” a film that takes an intimate look at how far people will go – and how much they will sacrifice – for the chance to pursue their dreams. It follows three aspiring Hollywood screenwriters as they pour their hearts into their spec scripts, pitch their ideas to anyone who will listen,

Arnold hold table reads, and work at low-level day-jobs – all in the hopes of one day seeing one of their beloved creations made into a movie.

In the past, Daniel has served as show runner on three series, including “Generation Boom,” four funny one-hour programs narrated by Kelsey Grammer that look at the impact Baby Boomers have had on American culture. Over the last decade, he has also traveled the world writing, producing, or directing more than fifty reality, clip, documentary, and news magazine programs -- including five multi-part series -- for cable and public television.

Gary has edited and produced more than two-dozen non-fiction television shows and scores of commercials in his career. His work ranges from the Telly Award-winning Discovery Channel verite/reality series “The Kustomizer” to “Spec Ops,” a History Channel special that takes viewers inside the greatest secret military operations in history. Gary also added his visual flair to several cutting-edge shows for the late, great digital arts channel Trio, including “Brilliant but Cancelled” and “The Blockbuster Imperative.”

By the way, Mercury Productions is so named because Mercury was the Roman god of communication, wit, and eloquence – attributes we hope to bring to every one of our projects.

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