The second film out of Borderline was the 2011 drama thriller '' Martha Marcy May Marlene '' , starring Elizabeth Olsen . It was written and directed by Sean Durkin and produced by Campos , Mond , Chris Maybach and Patrick S. Cunningham . '' Martha Marcy May Marlene '' premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in January , with Durkin winning the festival 's U.S. Directing Award for Best Drama . It also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and screened at the 36th Toronto International Film Festival on September 11 , 2011 . The film received a limited release in the United States on October 21 , 2011 by distributor Fox Searchlight Pictures . On Metacritic the film has a score of 76 out of 100 based on 39 reviews . The film received 3 Gotham Award nomination including Breakthrough Director for Durkin , and 4 nominations at the Independent Spirit Awards including Best First Feature and a Producers Award for Mond . The film also received the Los Angeles Film Critics Association ’s New Generation Award , shared by Sean Durkin , Antonio Campos , Josh Mond and Elizabeth Olsen
2011 Sundance Film Festival
2011 Sundance Film Festival
Josh Mond