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Athena Pesante

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Athena Pesante is known for Sleepless (2017), Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012) and Movie 43 (2013).
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    • Known for

    Jamie Foxx in Sleepless (2017)
    Sleepless
    5.6
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2017
    Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg in Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012)
    Celeste & Jesse Forever
    6.6
    • Production Department
    • 2012
    Richard Gere, Kate Winslet, Halle Berry, Seann William Scott, Anna Faris, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Knoxville, Emma Stone, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Movie 43 (2013)
    Movie 43
    4.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(segment "Beezel")
    • 2013
    Katie Holmes in Miss Meadows (2014)
    Miss Meadows
    5.8
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Abigail Villanueva, Austin Botello, Keon Thomas Hill, Jamal Harper, Hassani Muhammad, and Mereyah N. Cage in The Colors of Shade (2026)
      The Colors of Shade
      Short
      • second assistant director
      • 2026
    • Acceptance (2024)
      Acceptance
      Short
      • second assistant director
      • 2024
    • Body of Water (2024)
      Body of Water
      7.4
      • second assistant director
      • 2024
    • Raymond Lee in Quantum Leap (2022)
      Quantum Leap
      6.3
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2022–2023
    • The Adventures of Bunny Bravo (2022)
      The Adventures of Bunny Bravo
      6.6
      • key second assistant director
      • 2022
    • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
      Black-ish
      7.3
      TV Series
      • second second assistant director
      • second assistant director
      • 2020–2022
    • Grown-ish (2018)
      Grown-ish
      6.6
      TV Series
      • second second assistant director
      • 2022
    • Jane Seymour, Malin Akerman, Wanda Sykes, Aisha Tyler, Kat Dennings, and Chelsea Peretti in Friendsgiving (2020)
      Friendsgiving
      4.5
      • second assistant director
      • 2020
    • Megan Park, Whitmer Thomas, and Mickey Gooch Jr. in Deported (2020)
      Deported
      4.3
      • second assistant director
      • 2020
    • Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gary Cole, Tracee Ellis Ross, Christina Anthony, Tika Sumpter, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Arica Himmel, and Ethan William Childress in Mixed-ish (2019)
      Mixed-ish
      6.9
      TV Series
      • additional second assistant director
      • 2019
    • Angela Bassett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kenneth Choi, Aisha Hinds, Oliver Stark, and Ryan Guzman in 9-1-1 (2018)
      9-1-1
      7.9
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • second second assistant director
      • second assistant director: additional photography
      • 2019
    • Tommy Dewey and Tug Coker in Now We're Talking (2016)
      Now We're Talking
      8.3
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • key second assistant director
      • 2018
    • The Package (2018)
      The Package
      5.6
      • second assistant director: additional photography
      • 2018
    • Cameron Moulène, Meghan Falcone, Monica Sherer, Sarah Yarkin, Rahart Adams, Jenn McAllister, Logan Paul, and Rickey Thompson in Foursome (2016)
      Foursome
      5.7
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2017
    • Josh Peck, Tony Revolori, and Chester Tam in Take the 10 (2017)
      Take the 10
      4.8
      • second assistant director
      • 2017

    Production Department

    • Paper (2013)
      Paper
      8.2
      Short
      • production coordinator
      • 2013
    • Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg in Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012)
      Celeste & Jesse Forever
      6.6
      • production coordinator
      • 2012
    • The Further Adventures of Cupid and Eros (2010)
      The Further Adventures of Cupid and Eros
      6.8
      TV Series
      • production coordinator
      • 2011
    • Brooke Shields, Scott Glenn, and Lou Diamond Phillips in Gone But Not Forgotten (2005)
      Gone But Not Forgotten
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • key production assistant
      • 2005
    • Ann-Margret and Shailene Woodley in A Place Called Home (2004)
      A Place Called Home
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • key production assistant
      • 2004
    • Dana Delany and Doris Roberts in A Time to Remember (2003)
      A Time to Remember
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • key production assistant
      • 2003
    • Monster Makers (2003)
      Monster Makers
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • key set production assistant
      • 2003
    • Julie du Page in Betrayal (2003)
      Betrayal
      4.3
      • key set production assistant
      • 2003
    • Lauren Holly, Judd Nelson, and Nick Stabile in Santa, Jr. (2002)
      Santa, Jr.
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • key set production assistant
      • 2002
    • 3 Strikes (2000)
      3 Strikes
      4.8
      • set production assistant
      • 2000

    Additional Crew

    • Call of Duty ELITE: Friday Night Fights (2011)
      Call of Duty ELITE: Friday Night Fights
      5.5
      TV Series
      • stage manager
      • 2012
    • Megan Ward in Murder Without Conviction (2004)
      Murder Without Conviction
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • set coordinator
      • 2004

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