Marc Fusco
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Marc Fusco | |
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.jpg) Fusco in 2019 | |
| Education | Hempfield High School 1989 |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University |
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| 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.
2012-2019
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]