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] and also during the start-up of DreamWorks SKG—the first full-fledged studio to be created in over eighty years.[ citation needed ] During his tenure with Spielberg, Fusco and co-writer Chris Perkins sold the screenplay The Reel Killers to Dreamworks, the true story of the last silent movie theater in the world and its owner who was murdered by a gay, hustling serial killer.[ citation needed ] Fusco also directed the short film The Interview that premiered at the 1998 Venice International Film Festival.[ citation needed ] Notable films Fusco has edited include the suspense film Burn starring Josh Hutcherson and Suki Waterhouse, Confession[ citation needed ] starring Michael Ironside, the vampire horror-comedy Slayers[ citation needed ] starring Thomas Jane and Abigail Breslin, Dig[ citation needed ] starring Emile Hirsch and Thomas Jane, and The Samuel Project starring Hal Linden and Ryan Ochoa. [7]
In 2012, My Uncle Rafael was released theatrically [8] [9] in five markets and still holds the Pacific Theaters record for most sold out shows in a row, amassing over $250,000 on only four screens.[ citation needed ] Prior to My Uncle Rafael, Fusco directed and co-wrote the Stealing Time , a film he said took about five years to complete. [10]
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. [11] 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. [12]
In 2020, Fusco launched a new production and film services company Nico Nazar Creative with filmmaker, actor, and playwright Vahik Pirhamzei.[ citation needed ] The company has worked on films starring Robert Dinero, Dustin Hoffman, Thomas Jane, Emile Hirsch, Malin Akerman, Abigail Breslin with clients such as MGM, Highland Film Group, Arclight Films, Saban Entertainment, Bondit Media, Saban Entertainment, Film Mode Entertainment, and Screen Media Films.[ citation needed ]
| 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 | |
| TBA | Armored | No | No | Yes | No |
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