Jason Michael Brescia (born June 19, 1986) is an American writer-director from Malverne, New York.
Jason Michael Brescia | |
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| Born | June 19, 1986 (age 38) Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Early life
editBrescia grew up in Valley Stream, New York, but his family moved to nearby Malverne, New York, when he was a teenager.[1] Brescia attended Kellenberg Memorial High School, a private Marianist Roman Catholic school in Uniondale, New York, where he was voted "Most Humorous" by his peers in the school's 2004 yearbook. As a senior at Kellenberg, Brescia appeared on the February 26, 2004 cover of Newsday, at the time one of the ten most circulated newspapers in the United States of America,[2] because of a pilgrimage the school took to see the Mel Gibson film, The Passion of the Christ.
In 2006 Brescia enrolled at Chapman University in Orange, California, where he studied film production at the school's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. In 2008, Brescia received the school's Cecil B. DeMille award for "Best Undergraduate Director." It was also at Chapman that Brescia began working on his first feature film, The Newest Pledge.[3]
Career
editThe Newest Pledge
editIn 2010, Brescia went into production on his first feature film, The Newest Pledge. The film was made on a small budget, was produced by his longtime friends and colleagues Bob Burton, Nate McGarity, and Bryson Pintard, and starred mostly college friends of Brescia. During the production of the film, the producers asked Brescia to write in roles for Andy Milonakis, Kevin Nash, Jason Mewes, G. W. Bailey, and Mindy Sterling, to help ensure that the film received distribution. The film premiered at the New Beverly Cinema on October 30, 2010, and was later screened at the Wet Your Pants Comedy Film Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Houston Comedy Film Festival, and Indie Fest USA in Garden Grove, California. Shortly after a private screening at Cinema Village in New York City, the film was acquired by Lionsgate for domestic distribution.[4]
On August 28, 2012, two years after the film had wrapped production, The Newest Pledge was released across North America. In 2014 the film was released in Australia. In January 2015, "The Newest Pledge" began airing on the Showtime Networks.[3]
Bridge and Tunnel
editIn December 2012, Brescia went into production on his second feature film, Bridge and Tunnel. The film wrapped production in August 2013, and began appearing in film festivals around the world in May 2014.[5]
In May 2014, the film began appearing on the film festival circuit in the US. The film gained acceptances into the Long Island International Film Expo, Long Beach International Film Festival, Temecula Valley International Film Festival, Hoboken International Film Festival, Emerge Film Festival, Laugh or Die Comedy Film Festival, Northeast Film Festival, Sanford International Film Festival, Paterson Falls Film Festival, Catskill Mountains Film Festival, Maryland International Film Festival, and Central Florida Film Festival.[6]
The film had a limited theatrical release in Los Angeles, opening on September 26, 2014[7] and in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where the film opened on September 11, 2015.[8]
On February 2, 2016 Bridge and Tunnel was released across video on demand platforms such as iTunes, Amazon Video, Verizon, Cox, Google Play, and AT&T U-verse.
(Romance) In The Digital Age
editOn February 27, 2016, Brescia went into production on his third feature film, (Romance) In the Digital Age The film tells the story of a once-famous emo band who reunite at the wedding of one of the band's ex-members. The film stars Chris Warren Jr., LOLO, Brian Myers, as well as Bridge and Tunnel co-stars Chris Viemeister and Joe Murphy and is a holiday-musical, featuring original music from members of Taking Back Sunday, My Chemical Romance, Envy On The Coast, Vendetta Red, Ozma, and The Movielife.[9] The movie was filmed exclusively in Long Beach, New York, and Amityville, New York, two towns in Brescia's native Long Island.[10]
In June 2017 it was announced by Deadline that the film had been acquired by Comedy Dynamics for global distribution.[11] In August 2017 the film premiered at the Long Beach International Film Festival where it received the Joan Jett Music Award for "Best Music".[12] On November 3, 2017, the film had a screening in New York City featuring a concert afterwards featuring John Nolan and LOLO performing songs from the film's soundtrack. The following night in Amityville, Nolan and LOLO performed full sets at soundtrack release show.[13]
On November 7, 2017 (Romance) In The Digital Age was released worldwide on VOD. That night the film also screened in Los Angeles at the Regal Cinema at L.A. Live.[14]
Other work
editIn 2008, Brescia directed a music video for the song "Loud" by Sammy Hagar.[15]
Brescia has directed three music videos for John Nolan: The 2014 music video "Here Comes The Wolf," the 2015 music video for "American Nightclub 1999," and the 2017 music video for "Lost With You."[16]
In 2018, Brescia produced the new entrance music "Superkick Party" for the NJPW and Ring of Honor tag team, The Young Bucks. The song premiered at All In (2018), and has had continued usage by tag team in AEW. In 2023 the song was featured in the AEW video game AEW Fight Forever.[17]
References
edit- ^ "Malverne director's first feature film acquired by Lionsgate". liherald.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ "Three New York Moguls in Talks to Buy Newsday" Archived May 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, by Tim Arango and Richard Pérez-Peña, March 21, 2008
- ^ a b Danney, Micah. "V.S Native's Movie Airs on Showtime". LI Herald. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016.
- ^ "afterthecut.com". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ "Summer sizzle at the Long Island International Film Expo". liherald.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ "Login - sunjournal.com". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ Goldstein, Gary. ""Bridge and Tunnel" Leads Nowhere". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 26, 2014.
- ^ Melville, Sammi Leigh. "Life, Nothing More: "Bridge and Tunnel"–A must-see selection in the new Harrisburg-Hershey Film Festival". The Burg. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015.
- ^ "Upcoming emo movie debuts new trailer and song written by TBS' John Nolan - Features - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ "Lynbrook resident stars in new romantic comedy film". liherald.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (June 7, 2017). "Comedy Dynamics Finds '(Romance) In The Digital Age'; Music Box Will Play 'Vazante'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ "Curt Hawkins debuts in new film on VOD". wwe.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ "LI bands team up for movie soundtrack". newsday.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ "Frank Iero And Andrew W.K. Appear In An Emo-Themed Christmas Film — Kerrang!". Kerrang!. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ "Sammy Hagar "Loud" Fan Video". Van Halen News Desk. February 22, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ Ulrich, Kaitlyn (November 29, 2017). "TBS' John Nolan debuts music video for "Lost With You," a track off emo holiday film—watch". Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "First Listen: The Young Bucks Go All In With Their New Theme Song". August 22, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2019.