Marquette Jones

Biography

Marquette Jones’ journey began in her hometown Youngstown, Ohio. Before becoming a filmmaker, she was an attorney in Oakland, California. She is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, holding a Juris Doctorate in Law and an alumna of New York University’s graduate film program.   With several award-winning short films under her belt as a director and producer, her latest directing effort is the edgy comedy Forgiving Chris Brown. Marquette’s work has appeared in numerous film festivals and television channels.  Her work have been featured on PBS, Showtime, Aspire TV, BET, IFC, …