Mark Jenkin Movies

  • 2013
    Summer in February

    Summer in February

    Summer in February

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    The Newlyn School of artists flourished at the beginning of the 20th Century and the film focuses on the wild and bohemian Lamorna Group, which...

    Summer in February
  • 2019
    Bait

    Bait

    Bait

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    Martin Ward is a cove fisherman, without a boat. His brother Steven has repurposed their father’s vessel as a tourist tripper, driving a wedge...

    Bait
  • 2023
    Enys Men

    Enys Men

    Enys Men

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    A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes...

    Enys Men
  • 1970
    Rose of Nevada

    Rose of Nevada

    Rose of Nevada

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    In a forgotten fishing village, a boat mysteriously appears in the old harbour. The Rose of Nevada, lost at sea with all hands 30 years ago, has...

    Rose of Nevada
  • 2004
    The Rabbit

    The Rabbit

    The Rabbit

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    Living in a remote coastal village and with no cash two local friends stumble across two holidaymakers who mysteriously vanish along with a fishing...

    The Rabbit
  • 2003
    The Man Who Needed A Traffic Light

    The Man Who Needed A Traffic Light

    The Man Who Needed A Traffic Light

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    One of the Bait director’s earliest shorts is a nightmarish vision of life spent behind the wheel, where time melts and car becomes prison....

    The Man Who Needed A Traffic Light
  • 2018
    Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape

    Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape

    Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape

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    A walk through England’s south coast evokes the artists who lived and worked there.

    Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape
  • 2016
    The Essential Cornishman

    The Essential Cornishman

    The Essential Cornishman

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    Mark Jenkin's 2015 short film is a homage to the spontaneous prose of The Beats, from the mythical Cornish west.

    The Essential Cornishman
  • 2007
    The Midnight Drives

    The Midnight Drives

    The Midnight Drives

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    A divorcee takes his children on a trip to Cornwall.

    The Midnight Drives
  • 2004
    New Reed

    New Reed

    New Reed

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    A digital poem made by strangers who travel the surface of the world to new continents.

    New Reed
  • 2012
    Jubilee Pool

    Jubilee Pool

    Jubilee Pool

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    Jubilee Pool
  • 2019
    Hard, Cracked the Wind

    Hard, Cracked the Wind

    Hard, Cracked the Wind

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    A poet is driven to complete a poem within an old writing case by the ghost of the last owner.

    Hard, Cracked the Wind
  • 2014
    An Air That Kills

    An Air That Kills

    An Air That Kills

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    A short film concerning the evolving nature of memory and the potential of theme to survive the randomisation of narrative.

    An Air That Kills
  • 2011
    Happy Christmas

    Happy Christmas

    Happy Christmas

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    An interwoven seaside hymn to gift wrapped promises and unwanted presence.

    Happy Christmas
  • 2011
    Weekend Retreat

    Weekend Retreat

    Weekend Retreat

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    Weekend Retreat is a darkly comic thriller set in an isolated house in the picturesque Cornish countryside. Karen Campbell has brought her husband...

    Weekend Retreat
  • 2007
    The Art of Catching Lobsters

    The Art of Catching Lobsters

    The Art of Catching Lobsters

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    In this extraordinary film shot on the rugged North Cornwall coast, director Jane Darke starts recording her husband Nick's life as a fisherman,...

    The Art of Catching Lobsters
  • 2023
    A Dog Called Discord

    A Dog Called Discord

    A Dog Called Discord

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    Mark Jenkin explores his fascination with the magic of film and its life-giving properties in this brand new short film, commissioned by the BFI to...

    A Dog Called Discord
  • 2011
    You See Me in Whatever Light that You Choose

    You See Me in Whatever Light that You Choose

    You See Me in Whatever Light that You Choose

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    You See Me in Whatever Light that You Choose
  • 2015
    Newlyn Light

    Newlyn Light

    Newlyn Light

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    Animation using 4,500 still images

    Newlyn Light
  • 2016
    The Field in Paul Where The Sun Goes to Bed Each Night

    The Field in Paul Where The Sun Goes to Bed Each Night

    The Field in Paul Where The Sun Goes to Bed Each Night

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    The Field in Paul Where The Sun Goes to Bed Each Night