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Mark Cousins
Director

Mark Cousins

3 May 1965Born
61Age
49Credits
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UKBirthplace

Biography

Mark Cousins is an Irish documentary filmmaker, film critic and programmer. A prolific producer and director, he is best known for his 15-hour documentary The Story of Film: An Odyssey" (2011). Cousins was appointed Honorary Professor of the University of Glasgow in 2013, as well as Honorary Doctor of Letters at both the University of Edinburgh in 2007 and University of Stirling in 2014. He is now a Patron of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Cousins previously acted as both a programmer and director (1996-1997) of the festival.

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He is a Board Member of Michael Moore's Traverse City Film Festival and a Member of the Audentia Award jury at the 42nd Göteborg International Film Festival (GIFF) in 2019, as well as Member of the Official Competition jury at the 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2018. In 2021, Cousins joined the jury of the BFI London Film Festival.

Known for

Filmography

  1. TBAThe Story of Documentary FilmSeries: Director, Writer, Creator (16 episodes)
  2. 2024The HearthFilm: Director
  3. 2024A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper ThingsFilm: Director, Screenplay
  4. 2023Cinema Has Been My True Love: The Work and Times of Lynda MylesFilm: Director
  5. 2023The Complete Story of FilmFilm: Narrator, Director
  6. 2023My Name Is Alfred HitchcockFilm: Director, Writer
  7. 2022The March on RomeFilm: Director, Writer
  8. 2022The Ballad of a Great Disordered HeartFilm: Creator
  9. 2021The Story of Film: A New GenerationFilm: Narrator, Director, Writer
  10. 2021The Storms of Jeremy ThomasFilm: Director, Writer
  11. 2021The Story of LookingFilm: Director, Screenplay
  12. 2021Dear Paul Schrader, Thank You for Light SleeperFilm: Director
  13. 2020Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through CinemaSeries: Director, Writer, Creator (14 episodes)
  14. 202040 Days to Learn FilmFilm: Director, Writer
  15. 2020Alexander's FilmFilm: Director
  16. 2019You With Your Fresh ThoughtsFilm: Director
  17. 2018The Eyes of Orson WellesFilm: Director, Writer
  18. 2018The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside CinemaFilm
  19. 2018Storm in My HeartFilm: Director
  20. 2016Stockholm, My LoveFilm: Director, Screenplay, Writer
  21. 2016I Am BelfastFilm: Director, Writer
  22. 2016Eisenstein on LawrenceFilm: Writer, Director
  23. 2016Bigger Than The ShiningFilm: Director
  24. 2015Your Eyes Flash Solemnly with HateFilm: Director, Writer
  25. 2015Atomic: Living in Dread and PromiseFilm: Director
  26. 20146 DesiresFilm: Writer, Director
  27. 2014The Film That Buys the CinemaFilm: Director
  28. 2014The PlaceFilm: Writer, Director
  29. 2014Life May BeFilm: Director, Writer
  30. 2014But Then Again, Too Few to MentionFilm: Director
  31. 2013Apollo: First War CinemaFilm: Writer
  32. 2013Here Be DragonsFilm: Director, Writer
  33. 2013A Story of Children and FilmFilm: Director, Writer
  34. 2012What Is This Film Called Love?Film: Writer, Director
  35. 201160 Seconds of Solitude in Year ZeroFilm: Director
  36. 2011The Story of Film: An OdysseySeries: Presenter / Narrator, Director, Creator (15 episodes)
  37. 2009The First MovieFilm: Director, Writer
  38. 2008First ImpressionsFilm: Writer, Director
  39. 2008The New Ten CommandmentsFilm: Director
  40. 2005Cinema IranFilm: Narrator, Director
  41. 2005On the Road with KiarostamiFilm: Director
  42. 1997Pulp FactFilm: Director
  43. 1997Scene by SceneSeries: Director, Writer, Creator (24 episodes)
  44. 1996I Remember IKWIGFilm: Director
  45. 1996Ian Hamilton Finlay: In a Wee WayFilm: Director
  46. 1994I Know Where I'm Going! RevisitedFilm: Director
  47. 1993Another Journey By TrainFilm: Director
  48. 1990Gulf War: Scottish EyeFilm: Director
  49. 1988MoviedromeSeries: Writer, Creator (50 episodes)

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