About

Dante Fresse has an MA from the University of Chicago in Cinema and Media Studies, German, and Polish, with an interest in German cinema. He has 7 years of writing and working experience in literary publishing and film. He has assisted on production for specials on HBO, commercials for LEGO and ADT, shorts for Comedy Central, Scott Rudin productions, Telenovela, ITV America, Viacom, Amazon Video, Scheme Engine, Be Electric Studios, and served in the art department for the theatrical film Buck Run (2018). He grew up in Hoboken, NJ, but lives now in Oakland, NJ. He graduated from Bucknell University with an Honors BA in Film/Media Studies and English Literary Studies. Dante takes photographs, makes films, and writes anything from creative fiction to screenplays. He was a key production assistant for the reality show Live + Rescue, which follows the lives of Firefighters on duty in Paterson, NJ.

 

Dante's published his writing on platforms like PROVOKR.com and the Bangalore Review. His documentary, Bucknellians in WWI, about the life of the Bucknell alumnus Charles O'Brien, who served as a First Lieutenant in WWI, was presented at the Susquehanna Valley Research Symposium in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania and won an award for Outstanding Poster Presentation in Social Sciences and Humanities. Dante's other work includes editing, co-directing, writing, and assisting camera work on short films, and podcasts.