Mark Jenkin
Directing
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.
Filmography
The Land Demands Blood: Hammer Horror and the Legacy of Cornish Gothic
2026 · Movie
Rose of Nevada
2026 · Movie
I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash
2025 · Movie
A Dog Called Discord
2023 · Movie
The Shout: A Pilgrimage
2023 · Movie
Enys Men
2023 · Movie
29 Hour Long Birthday
2022 · Movie
Porth Trethek
2020 · Movie
A Tongueless Man
2020 · Movie
Hard, Cracked the Wind
2019 · Movie
Bait
2019 · Movie
Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape
2018 · Movie
David Bowie Is Dead
2018 · Movie
The Road to Zennor
2017 · Movie
Tomato
2017 · Movie
The Field in Paul Where The Sun Goes to Bed Each Night
2016 · Movie
Saint-Pol-de-Léon June
2016 · Movie
Dougie & Jimmy
2016 · Movie
A Forest
2016 · Movie
The Essential Cornishman
2016 · Movie
The Lady with the Long Brown Hair
2016 · Movie
Enough to Fill Up an Eggcup
2016 · Movie
Dear Marianne
2016 · Movie
What You See is What You Get
2015 · Movie
The Fisherman’s Prayer
2015 · Movie
Sandy Cove
2015 · Movie
Newlyn Light
2015 · Movie
Bronco's House
2015 · Movie
No.10
2015 · Movie
London
2015 · Movie
Skilly
2014 · Movie
Never Be Me
2014 · Movie
Time, Temperature, Agitation
2014 · Movie
An Air That Kills
2014 · Movie
Morgawr
2013 · Movie
Paris 14
2013 · Movie
Plunge
2013 · Movie
If This Is No-one's Then It's Ours
2013 · Movie
St Buryan to Lamorna/Orange
2013 · Movie
Summer in February
2013 · Movie
Cape Cornwall Calling/All the White Horses
2013 · Movie
The Darkest Place I Know
2012 · Movie
The Tournament
2012 · Movie
Cornish Wrestling
2012 · Movie
Jubilee Pool
2012 · Movie
The St. Columb Club
2012 · Movie
Happy Christmas
2011 · Movie
Weekend Retreat
2011 · Movie
Nettlecatfish
2011 · Movie
The Source
2011 · Movie
You See Me in Whatever Light that You Choose
2011 · Movie
Mouette
2010 · Movie
Riviera
2010 · Movie
Untitled
2010 · Movie
The Lost Footage of the Fabulous ‘Shorty’ Backways Brothers
2010 · Movie
Last Post
2009 · Movie
John & Me
2009 · Movie
Long Rock
2009 · Movie
The Fireman
2009 · Movie
Aurora's Kiss
2009 · Movie
Wake to a Dream
2009 · Movie
Another Horizon
2008 · Movie
The Lark
2007 · Movie
The Art of Catching Lobsters
2007 · Movie
The Midnight Drives
2007 · Movie
The 12 Inch Pianist
2006 · Movie
The Mixed Emotions of a Middle Distance Runner
2006 · Movie
Plug
2005 · Movie
Thoughts from Inside a Headache
2005 · Movie
Talking Coasts
2005 · Movie
The Rabbit
2004 · Movie
New Reed
2004 · Movie
The Wrecking Season
2004 · Movie
Birt Dynely
2003 · Movie
City
2003 · Movie
The Man Who Needed A Traffic Light
2003 · Movie
Golden Burn
2001 · Movie
The Lobsterman
2001 · Movie
Walking with Dinosaurs
1999 · Series
Countryfile
1988 · Series