Marc Fusco | |
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 Fusco in 2019 | |
| Education | Hempfield High School 1989 |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Notable work | |
Marc Fusco is an American film director, screenwriter and film editor known for Stealing Time , My Uncle Rafael , and The Samuel Project .
Fusco was born to Nicola Fusco, [1] an Italian immigrant, and Jane Fusco, [2] and grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Hempfield High School in 1989 [3] and Pennsylvania State University in 1993. After working as production assistant at Amblin Entertainment, Fusco was handpicked by Steven Spielberg to work closely as the director’s personal assistant in 1997. [4] [5] [6] For over five years, he assisted the Spielberg on the films The Lost World: Jurassic Park , Amistad, Saving Private Ryan. [2] During his tenure with Spielberg, Fusco and co-writer Chris Perkins sold the screenplay The Reel Killers to Dreamworks. [7]
Fusco also directed the short film The Interview that premiered at the 1998 Venice International Film Festival.[ citation needed ] He edited the suspense film Burn starring Josh Hutcherson and Suki Waterhouse, [8] Confession starring Michael Ironside, [9] the vampire horror-comedy Slayers starring Thomas Jane and Abigail Breslin, [10] Dig starring Emile Hirsch and Thomas Jane, [11] and The Samuel Project starring Hal Linden and Ryan Ochoa. [12] Fusco later launched the production company Nico Nazar Creative with filmmaker Vahik Pirhamzei. [13] [14]
In 2012, My Uncle Rafael was released theatrically [15] [16] earning over $230,000 at the box office. [17] Prior to My Uncle Rafael, Fusco directed and co-wrote the Stealing Time , a film he said took about five years to complete. [18]
In 2016, Fusco co-founded the Drive Hope Foundation with the mission to expand the minds of underserved youth to consider careers outside of their own difficult circumstances.[ citation needed ] He was engaged to guitarist Malina Moye in 2017. [19] By 2018, The Samuel Project was purchased for worldwide distribution. The film was released theatrically in over 80 cities from 2018–2019 through the theatrical distribution company in8 Releasing that Fusco co-founded in 2018. [20]
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Editor | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Stealing Time | Yes | Yes | No | No | co-writer |
| 2012 | My Uncle Rafael | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| 2018 | The Samuel Project | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | co-writer |
| 2019 | Burn | No | No | Yes | No | |
| 2022 | Confession | No | No | Yes | No | |
| Code Red: Youth Of The Nation | No | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Dig | No | No | Yes | No | ||
| Slayers | No | No | Yes | Yes | co-producer | |
| 2023 | Helen's Dead | No | No | Yes | No | |
| 2024 | Cash Out | No | No | Yes | No | |
| Armor | No | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2025 | High Rollers | No | No | Yes | No |