Joshua Jacob Marston (born August 13, 1968) is an American screenwriter and film director best known for the film ''

Maria Full of Grace ''Maria Full of Grace'' (Spanish title: ''María, llena eres de gracia'', lit., " Maria, you are full of grace") is a 2004 drama film written and directed by Joshua Marston. The film was produced between Colombia and the United States. The story ...

''. Born in Los Angeles County, California, he graduated from

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. Marston worked in

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as an intern for ''

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'', then for

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during the

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.Hundley, Jessica (July 15, 2004)
DVD RE-RUN INTERVIEW: Fly-on-the-Wall Fiction: Joshua Marston on "Maria Full of Grace."
''

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'' He returned to the United States and earned a

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in Political Science from

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in 1994 before earning a Master of Fine Arts in film at

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.Gallagher, Steve (Summer 2002)
25 new faces of independent film 2002.
''Filmmaker Magazine'' Marston also directed an episode of '' Six Feet Under'', and Episode 7 of '' The Newsroom'' in 2012. Marston directed a segment of the collective film ''

New York, I Love You ''New York, I Love You'' is a 2008 American romantic comedy-drama anthology film consisting of eleven short films, each by a different director. The shorts all relate in some way to the subject of love, and are set among the five boroughs of New ...

''. His 2011 film '' The Forgiveness of Blood'' premiered in competition at the

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and competed for the

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. Along with Andamion Murataj, Marston won the Silver Bear for Best Script. In 2016, Marston made his English-language debut on ''

Complete Unknown ''Complete Unknown'' is a 2016 drama mystery thriller film, directed by Joshua Marston, from a screenplay by Marston and Julian Sheppard. It stars Rachel Weisz, Michael Shannon, Kathy Bates and Danny Glover. It had its world premiere at the Sund ...

'' starring

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and

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, which had its world premiere at the

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. The film was released on August 26, 2016 by

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. In 2018, his film '' Come Sunday'' was released on

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marston, Joshua 1968 births Independent Spirit Award winners Living people American male screenwriters American television directors People from Los Angeles County, California Film directors from California Screenwriters from California Silver Bear for Best Screenplay winners