Improvement Club
Feature film (2013)
Choreographed, Written and Directed by Dayna Hanson
Cinematography by Benjamin Kasulke
Second Camera by Jacob Rosen
Featuring Maggie Brown, Dayna Hanson, Jim Kent, Wade Madsen, Paul Matthew Moore, Peggy Piacenza, Dave Proscia, Pol Rosenthal, Sarah Rudinoff and Jessie Smith
Produced by Mel Eslyn and Dayna Hanson
Loosely based on the making of Gloria’s Cause, Dayna Hanson’s production about the American Revolution, Improvement Club is a hybrid narrative film with elements of mockumentary, musical comedy, and dance film. Hanson’s former band-mates, also in the cast, provide an original score of pop-rock music that interweaves with the story. Improvement Club premiered in Narrative Competition at South by Southwest Film Festival in 2013.
Improvement Club is available to rent or purchase through Vimeo on Demand.
“As good a representation of the dedication and tunnel vision required to make art as any ever filmed.”
– Mark Peikert, Backstage Magazine