Mark Jenkin

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Directing

Mark Jenkin (born 28 March 1976; Newlyn) is a British (Cornish) director, editor, screenwriter, cinematographer and producer. He wrote and directed the film Bait (2019), which earned him a BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. Jenkin won the Frank Copplestone First Time Director Award at The Celtic Film & Television Festival in 2002 for his debut film Golden Burn. He followed this success with documentaries, shorts and low-budget feature films including The Man Who Needed a Traffic Light, The Rabbit and The Lobsterman, a documentary on the life of Cornish playwright Nick Darke. His 2007 feature film The Midnight Drives was described by Derek Malcolm, film critic for The Evening Standard as "A moving film about parentage with an exceptional performance from Colin Holt at its centre". Jenkin wrote and directed the 2019 drama film Bait, starring his partner Mary Woodvine. In 2020, Jenkin was recognised as a Cornish Bard for his work in promoting Cornwall’s heritage. In 2022, he created two music videos for the band the Smile.

Filmography

• The Jenkin Way (2026)
• The Land Demands Blood (2026)
• Rose of Nevada (2026)
• I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash (2025)
• A Dog Called Discord (2023)
• The Shout: A Pilgrimage (2023)
• Enys Men (2023)
• 29 Hour Long Birthday (2022)
• Porth Trethek (2020)
• A Tongueless Man (2020)
• Hard, Cracked the Wind (2019)
• Bait (2019)
• Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape (2018)
• David Bowie Is Dead (2018)
• The Road to Zennor (2017)
• Tomato (2017)
• The Field in Paul Where The Sun Goes to Bed Each Night (2016)
• Saint-Pol-de-Léon June (2016)
• Dougie & Jimmy (2016)
• The Essential Cornishman (2016)
• A Forest (2016)
• The Lady with the Long Brown Hair (2016)
• Enough to Fill Up an Eggcup (2016)
• Dear Marianne (2016)
• What You See is What You Get (2015)
• The Fisherman’s Prayer (2015)
• Sandy Cove (2015)
• Newlyn Light (2015)
• Bronco's House (2015)
• London (2015)
• No.10 (2015)
• Skilly (2014)
• Never Be Me (2014)
• Time, Temperature, Agitation (2014)
• An Air That Kills (2014)
• St Buryan to Lamorna/Orange (2013)
• Plunge (2013)
• If This Is No-one's Then It's Ours (2013)
• Morgawr (2013)
• Paris 14 (2013)
• Summer in February (2013)
• Cape Cornwall Calling/All the White Horses (2013)
• The Darkest Place I Know (2012)
• The Tournament (2012)
• The St. Columb Club (2012)
• Cornish Wrestling (2012)
• Jubilee Pool (2012)
• Happy Christmas (2011)
• Weekend Retreat (2011)
• Nettlecatfish (2011)
• You See Me in Whatever Light that You Choose (2011)
• The Source (2011)
• Mouette (2010)
• The Lost Footage of the Fabulous ‘Shorty’ Backways Brothers (2010)
• Riviera (2010)
• Untitled (2010)
• Last Post (2009)
• John & Me (2009)
• The Fireman (2009)
• Long Rock (2009)
• Aurora's Kiss (2009)
• Wake to a Dream (2009)
• Another Horizon (2008)
• The Lark (2007)
• The Art of Catching Lobsters (2007)
• The Midnight Drives (2007)
• The Mixed Emotions of a Middle Distance Runner (2006)
• The 12 Inch Pianist (2006)
• Plug (2005)
• Thoughts from Inside a Headache (2005)
• Talking Coasts (2005)
• New Reed (2004)
• The Rabbit (2004)
• The Wrecking Season (2004)
• Birt Dynely (2003)
• City (2003)
• The Man Who Needed A Traffic Light (2003)
• Golden Burn (2001)
• The Lobsterman (2001)