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Writer/director Jason Michael Brescia carries on the tradition of comedy filmmakers from the New York Metropolitan area. Raised in Nassau County, Long Island, Brescia moved to California shortly after high school to attend Chapman University where he received several honors upon graduating in 2009. Over the course of a decade, Brescia worked on his craft and developed his own style of comedy, culminating in "The Newest Pledge," his debut feature which blends absurd situations with real dialogue.
Was on the cover of the February 26, 2004 New York Newsday, when his high school took a "pilgrimage" to see Mel Gibson The Passion of the Christ (2004). The caption on the cover of that days front page reads "With cross aloft, Jason Michael Brescia leads Kellenberg Memorial students to theater." In reality, Jason was just one of over 1,500 students and faculty who went on the pilgrimage.Recipient of the 2008 award for "Best Undergraduate Director" at Chapman University's Cecil Awards, an award show named after Cecil B. DeMille.