Mark Jenkin
Biography
Mark Jenkin (born 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.
Acting (4 movies)
Directing (67 movies)
The Man Who Needed A Traffic Light
2003
An Air That Kills
2014
The Rabbit
2004
Thoughts From Inside a Headache
2010
You See Me in Whatever Light that You Choose
2011
A Forest
2016
New Reed
2004
The Lost Footage of the Fabulous ‘Shorty’ Backways Brothers
2010
The Fireman
2009
Last Post
2009
Plug
2005
Another Horizon
2008
Talking Coasts
2005
John & Me
2009
The Lobsterman
2001
Long Rock
2009
Morgawr
2013
The Mixed Emotions of a Middle Distance Runner
2006
The Darkest Place I Know
2012
Paris 14
2013
If This Is No-one's Then It's Ours
2013
The St. Columb Club
2012
Plunge
2013
Cornish Wrestling
2012
What You See is What You Get
2015
Untitled
2010
Saint-Pol-de-Léon June
2016
Riviera
2010
Dougie & Jimmy
2016
The Fisherman’s Prayer
2015
The Field in Paul Where The Sun Goes to Bed Each Night
2016
The Tournament
2012
Skilly
2014
Jubilee Pool
2012
The Source
2011
City
2003
Never Be Me
2014
Sandy Cove
2015
The Lady with the Long Brown Hair
2016
Newlyn Light
2015
29 Hour Long Birthday
2022
The Shout: A Pilgrimage
2023
A Dog Called Discord
2023
St Buryan to Lamorna/Orange
2013
Bronco's House
2015
Dear Marianne
2016
Bait
2019
Happy Christmas
2011
The Road to Zennor
2017
No.10
2015
Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape
2018
David Bowie Is Dead
2018
Hard, Cracked the Wind
2019
The Essential Cornishman
2016
Cape Cornwall Calling/All the White Horses
2013
Aurora's Kiss
2009
Wake to a Dream
2009
London
2015
Golden Burn
2001
Enough to Fill Up an Eggcup
2016
Tomato
2017
The Midnight Drives
2007
A Tongueless Man
2020
Enys Men
2023
Porth Trethek
2020
Rose of Nevada
2025
I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash
2025