
Directing
Mark Jenkin
Born 1976-03-28 · Newlyn, United Kingdom
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.
Acting credits
NRSeven hours and a million miles away from his old life in Kent, Chris Thornton finds himself plunged into the restless local community. Hitching up with two brothers and the son of a local druid, Chris is taken on a trail of discovery and incident, culminating in an event that will irrevocably alter the lives of all four friends.
Golden Burn
2001
6.5A Cornishman's travels in Ireland, through Wexford, Waterford and Cork in search of the familiar.
Dear Marianne
2016
A disturbed woman takes refuge in a decaying abandoned building with her children. When a mysterious man and woman enter her gloomy territory she realises her children's lives are in danger and will stop and nothing to protect them. But is everything what it seems?
The Lark
2007
A digital poem made by strangers who travel the surface of the world to new continents.
New Reed
2004
NRIn the studio with Mark Jenkin
Time, Temperature, Agitation
2014
9.0Water, woods, rock, and drifted stream. Storms overhead, fields of salt water, wicked moor. Lightning strokes and standing stones, ground hard as iron and oak, granite swallowing tin and slate. This documentary special feature examines Hammer Films use of Cornwall as a setting and location for its films, exploring the "new weird Britain" of contemporary Cornish folk horror with filmmakers, playwrights, and historians, and drawing on creative work from the region.
The Land Demands Blood: Hammer Horror and the Legacy of Cornish Gothic
2026
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 mark the Film on Film Festival.
A Dog Called Discord
2023
6.5Started in 1993, finished in 2018. "David Bowie Is Dead" is a road movie in and out of london.
David Bowie Is Dead
2018
Behind the camera
6.4A mysterious boat returns to a village 30 years after vanishing. Two men join its crew hoping for better fortune. After one voyage, they find themselves transported back in time, mistaken for the original crew.
Rose of Nevada
2026
6.4A mysterious boat returns to a village 30 years after vanishing. Two men join its crew hoping for better fortune. After one voyage, they find themselves transported back in time, mistaken for the original crew.
Rose of Nevada
2026
6.6Martin Ward is a cove fisherman, without a boat. His brother Steven has repurposed their father’s vessel as a tourist tripper, driving a wedge between the brothers. With their childhood home now a getaway for London money, Martin is displaced to the estate above the picturesque harbour. As his struggle to restore the family to their traditional place creates increasing friction with tourists and locals alike, a tragedy at the heart of the family changes his world.
Bait
2019
6.6Martin Ward is a cove fisherman, without a boat. His brother Steven has repurposed their father’s vessel as a tourist tripper, driving a wedge between the brothers. With their childhood home now a getaway for London money, Martin is displaced to the estate above the picturesque harbour. As his struggle to restore the family to their traditional place creates increasing friction with tourists and locals alike, a tragedy at the heart of the family changes his world.
Bait
2019
NRSeven hours and a million miles away from his old life in Kent, Chris Thornton finds himself plunged into the restless local community. Hitching up with two brothers and the son of a local druid, Chris is taken on a trail of discovery and incident, culminating in an event that will irrevocably alter the lives of all four friends.
Golden Burn
2001
NRSeven hours and a million miles away from his old life in Kent, Chris Thornton finds himself plunged into the restless local community. Hitching up with two brothers and the son of a local druid, Chris is taken on a trail of discovery and incident, culminating in an event that will irrevocably alter the lives of all four friends.
Golden Burn
2001
NRSeven hours and a million miles away from his old life in Kent, Chris Thornton finds himself plunged into the restless local community. Hitching up with two brothers and the son of a local druid, Chris is taken on a trail of discovery and incident, culminating in an event that will irrevocably alter the lives of all four friends.
Golden Burn
2001
Living in a remote coastal village and with no cash two local friends stumble across two holidaymakers who mysteriously vanish along with a fishing boat and the local hotel-owner's prize winning rabbit.
The Rabbit
2004
Living in a remote coastal village and with no cash two local friends stumble across two holidaymakers who mysteriously vanish along with a fishing boat and the local hotel-owner's prize winning rabbit.
The Rabbit
2004
Living in a remote coastal village and with no cash two local friends stumble across two holidaymakers who mysteriously vanish along with a fishing boat and the local hotel-owner's prize winning rabbit.
The Rabbit
2004
5.5A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes her into a living nightmare.
Enys Men
2023
5.5A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes her into a living nightmare.
Enys Men
2023
6.5A Cornishman's travels in Ireland, through Wexford, Waterford and Cork in search of the familiar.
Dear Marianne
2016
NRAn interwoven seaside hymn to gift wrapped promises and unwanted presence.
Happy Christmas
2011
NRAn interwoven seaside hymn to gift wrapped promises and unwanted presence.
Happy Christmas
2011
A digital poem made by strangers who travel the surface of the world to new continents.
New Reed
2004
No synopsis available yet.
Talking Coasts
2005
7.0A poet is driven to complete a poem within an old writing case by the ghost of the last owner.
Hard, Cracked the Wind
2019
NRA divorcee takes his children on a trip to Cornwall.
The Midnight Drives
2007
NRA divorcee takes his children on a trip to Cornwall.
The Midnight Drives
2007
6.3A 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
2015
6.3A 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
2015
No synopsis available yet.
The Source
2011
No synopsis available yet.
Last Post
2009