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.
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Movies (50)
Rose of Nevada
Director (Directing)
2026
I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash
Director (Directing)
2025
A Dog Called Discord
2023
The Shout: A Pilgrimage
Director (Directing)
2023
Enys Men
Idea (Writing)
2023
29 Hour Long Birthday
Director (Directing)
2022
Porth Trethek
Director of Photography (Camera)
2020
A Tongueless Man
Editor (Editing)
2020
Hard, Cracked the Wind
Director (Directing)
2019
Bait
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2019
Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape
Director (Directing)
2018
David Bowie Is Dead
as Narrator
2018
The Road to Zennor
Writer (Writing)
2017
Tomato
Director (Directing)
2017
The Field in Paul Where The Sun Goes to Bed Each Night
Director (Directing)
2016
Saint-Pol-de-Léon June
Director (Directing)
2016
Dougie & Jimmy
Director (Directing)
2016
The Essential Cornishman
Editor (Editing)
2016
A Forest
Director (Directing)
2016
The Lady with the Long Brown Hair
Director (Directing)
2016
Enough to Fill Up an Eggcup
Director (Directing)
2016
Dear Marianne
as Narrator
2016
What You See is What You Get
Director (Directing)
2015
The Fisherman’s Prayer
Director (Directing)
2015
Sandy Cove
Director (Directing)
2015
Newlyn Light
Director (Directing)
2015
Bronco's House
Writer (Writing)
2015
London
Director of Photography (Camera)
2015
No.10
Director (Directing)
2015
Never Be Me
Director (Directing)
2014
Skilly
Director (Directing)
2014
Time, Temperature, Agitation
as Himself
2014
An Air That Kills
Director (Directing)
2014
St Buryan to Lamorna/Orange
Director of Photography (Camera)
2013
If This Is No-one's Then It's Ours
Director (Directing)
2013
Plunge
Director (Directing)
2013
Paris 14
Director (Directing)
2013
Morgawr
Director (Directing)
2013
Summer in February
Executive Producer (Production)
2013
Cape Cornwall Calling/All the White Horses
Editor (Editing)
2013
The Darkest Place I Know
Director (Directing)
2012
The Tournament
Director (Directing)
2012
Cornish Wrestling
Director (Directing)
2012
The St. Columb Club
Director (Directing)
2012
Jubilee Pool
Director (Directing)
2012
Happy Christmas
Director (Directing)
2011
Weekend Retreat
Editor (Editing)
2011
Nettlecatfish
Editor (Editing)
2011
You See Me in Whatever Light that You Choose
Director (Directing)
2011
The Source
Director (Directing)
2011