James Elwyn Marquand (born 21 September 1964) is a British film editor and director. He was born in Hammersmith, west London, the son of Welsh director Richard Marquand (Jagged Edge, Return of the Jedi), and his first wife Josephine Elwyn-Jones, an English screenwriter. His paternal uncle David Marquand, paternal grandfather Hilary Marquand, and maternal grandfather Elwyn Jones were all Welsh Labour Party MPs, and his maternal grandmother Pearl Binder, who was of Russian-Jewish descent, was an author and illustrator . As a child, much of his time was spent on film sets observing his father. Later, he was an editor on his father's final film Hearts of Fire. His first short film, The Lesson (1998), was nominated for a BAFTA Kodak Award . He moved on to feature films when he wrote, directed, and produced his first film, Dead Man's Cards (2006).
Filmography Marquand worked on the following films: Year Film Director Producer Writer Notes 1999 The Lesson Short films 2002 The Complaint 2003Run Piglet Run 2006Dead Man's Cards Directorial feature debutSplinter 2010 Gnarr Documentary film 2011Subculture Short film 2012 I Against I 2014 One Night in Istanbul 2015Pacific Warriors Documentary film 2016 Between Two Worlds 2017 Beautiful Devils 2024 The Partisan
See also Richard Marquand (father) David Marquand (uncle) Hilary Marquand (grandfather) Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones (grandfather) Pearl Binder (grandmother)
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Liverpool Daily Post, February 28, 2008.