Marshall's first feature, Blue State, starring Oscar winner Anna Paquin and Breckin Meyer, premiered at Tribeca and was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 2008. His next project, Exodus, produced by Fred Berger (Taking Chance), Ross Katz (Lost In Translation, In The Bedroom), and Michael Roiff (Waitress). He was adapting the New York Times' best-selling book Born To Run, with Outlaw Productions (Sex, Lies, Ana Videotape; Training Day) and Process Media (Shortbus, Last Chance Harvey) producing, directed by Peter Sarsgaard in his directorial debut.
Marshall finished writing The Untitled Santiago Morales Project for Ocean Size Pictures, based on the true life story of a Cuban man who was imprisoned by Castro for 18 years after working as a covert CIA operative during the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion. Marshall has also written and directed several short films, including Balkanization, about a war photographer returning home from the conflict in 1990s Yugoslavia. The film starred Mark Feuerstein, appeared in a number of film festivals, and was bought for worldwide distribution by Shorts International. His short comedy, Future Imperfect, won several awards on the festival circuit.
Marshall has worked on films for directors such as Woody Allen, Agnieska Holland, and Al Pacino. As an actor, he appeared in the Independent Spirit Award-winning film Funny Ha Ha, directed by Andrew Bujalski. He has also written for the Huffington Post and Norman Lear's Remix America website, and contributed to the NPR radio program This American Life. Marshall received his MFA in directing from Columbia University where he studied with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tom Kalin, Israel Horovitz, and Eric Mendelsohn. He received the prestigious FMI Fellowship, and was one of ten finalists nationwide for the 2003-2004 Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmakers Award contest. Marshall is a graduate of Harvard University, where he studied Russian history and literature. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, dog, and his daughter.
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