Mark Jenkin

Mark Jenkin

Directing

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…

Filmography

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Rose of Nevada ★ 6.4 Rose of Nevada 2026 I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash 2025 A Dog Called Discord ★ 6.5 A Dog Called Discord 2023 The Shout: A Pilgrimage The Shout: A Pilgrimage 2023 Enys Men ★ 5.5 Enys Men 2023 29 Hour Long Birthday ★ 6.0 29 Hour Long Birthday 2022 Porth Trethek Porth Trethek 2020 A Tongueless Man A Tongueless Man 2020 Hard, Cracked the Wind ★ 9.0 Hard, Cracked the Wind 2019 Bait ★ 6.9 Bait 2019 Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape ★ 6.0 Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape 2018 David Bowie Is Dead ★ 8.0 David Bowie Is Dead 2018 The Road to Zennor ★ 6.5 The Road to Zennor 2017 Tomato Tomato 2017 The Field in Paul Where The Sun Goes to Bed Each Night The Field in Paul Where The Sun Goes to Bed Each Night 2016 Saint-Pol-de-Léon June Saint-Pol-de-Léon June 2016 Dougie & Jimmy Dougie & Jimmy 2016 The Essential Cornishman ★ 6.0 The Essential Cornishman 2016 A Forest A Forest 2016 The Lady with the Long Brown Hair The Lady with the Long Brown Hair 2016 Enough to Fill Up an Eggcup ★ 8.0 Enough to Fill Up an Eggcup 2016 Dear Marianne ★ 6.5 Dear Marianne 2016 What You See is What You Get What You See is What You Get 2015 The Fisherman’s Prayer The Fisherman’s Prayer 2015 Sandy Cove Sandy Cove 2015 Newlyn Light Newlyn Light 2015 Bronco's House ★ 6.7 Bronco's House 2015 London ★ 3.0 London 2015 No.10 No.10 2015 Skilly Skilly 2014 Never Be Me Never Be Me 2014 An Air That Kills An Air That Kills 2014 St Buryan to Lamorna/Orange St Buryan to Lamorna/Orange 2013 Morgawr Morgawr 2013 Paris 14 Paris 14 2013 If This Is No-one's Then It's Ours If This Is No-one's Then It's Ours 2013 Plunge Plunge 2013 Summer in February ★ 5.4 Summer in February 2013 Cape Cornwall Calling/All the White Horses ★ 9.0 Cape Cornwall Calling/All the White Horses 2013 The Darkest Place I Know The Darkest Place I Know 2012 The Tournament The Tournament 2012 The St. Columb Club The St. Columb Club 2012 Cornish Wrestling Cornish Wrestling 2012 Jubilee Pool Jubilee Pool 2012 Happy Christmas Happy Christmas 2011 Weekend Retreat Weekend Retreat 2011 Nettlecatfish Nettlecatfish 2011 You See Me in Whatever Light that You Choose You See Me in Whatever Light that You Choose 2011 The Source The Source 2011 Mouette Mouette 2010 Thoughts From Inside a Headache Thoughts From Inside a Headache 2010 The Lost Footage of the Fabulous ‘Shorty’ Backways Brothers The Lost Footage of the Fabulous ‘Shorty’ Backways Brothers 2010 Untitled Untitled 2010 Riviera Riviera 2010 Last Post Last Post 2009 The Fireman The Fireman 2009 John & Me John & Me 2009 Long Rock Long Rock 2009 Aurora's Kiss ★ 6.0 Aurora's Kiss 2009 Wake to a Dream Wake to a Dream 2009 Another Horizon ★ 5.0 Another Horizon 2008 The Lark The Lark 2007 The Art of Catching Lobsters The Art of Catching Lobsters 2007 The Midnight Drives The Midnight Drives 2007 The Mixed Emotions of a Middle Distance Runner The Mixed Emotions of a Middle Distance Runner 2006 The 12 Inch Pianist The 12 Inch Pianist 2006 Plug Plug 2005 Talking Coasts Talking Coasts 2005 The Rabbit The Rabbit 2004 New Reed New Reed 2004 The Wrecking Season ★ 10.0 The Wrecking Season 2004 Birt Dynely Birt Dynely 2003 City City 2003 The Man Who Needed A Traffic Light ★ 8.0 The Man Who Needed A Traffic Light 2003 Golden Burn Golden Burn 2001 The Lobsterman The Lobsterman 2001 Walking with Dinosaurs ★ 8.2 Walking with Dinosaurs 1999