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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2015
    Newlyn Light

    Newlyn Light

    Newlyn Light

    02015HD

    Animation using 4,500 still images

    Newlyn Light
  • 2006
    The 12 Inch Pianist

    The 12 Inch Pianist

    The 12 Inch Pianist

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    The 12 Inch Pianist
  • 2012
    The St. Columb Club

    The St. Columb Club

    The St. Columb Club

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    The St. Columb Club
  • 2011
    Happy Christmas

    Happy Christmas

    Happy Christmas

    02011HD

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

    Happy Christmas
  • 2020
    Porth Trethek

    Porth Trethek

    Porth Trethek

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    A film shot on Super 8 with an entirely Stylophone produced score.

    Porth Trethek
  • 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
    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
  • 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
  • 2012
    The Darkest Place I Know

    The Darkest Place I Know

    The Darkest Place I Know

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    A film made with, and featuring, poet Callum Mitchell. Sound design by Seamus Carey.

    The Darkest Place I Know
  • 2008
    Another Horizon

    Another Horizon

    Another Horizon

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    Another Horizon
  • 2015
    Bronco's House

    Bronco's House

    Bronco's House

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    A young couple quest for a roof in this Cornwall-set drama with the atmosphere of a thriller, made with hand-developed B&W 16mm.

    Bronco's House
  • 2013
    Plunge

    Plunge

    Plunge

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    A portrait of a writer and her process

    Plunge