Director
Mark Cousins
May 3, 1965 · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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. 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.
Often works with
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Cinema Has Been My True Love: The Work and Times of Lynda Myles
Director
2023
The Complete Story of Film
as Narrator and Director
2023
The Story of Film: A New Generation
as Narrator and Director and Writer
2021
Alexander's Film
Director
2020
The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema
cast
2018
Stockholm, My Love
Director and Writer
2016
I Am Belfast
Director and Writer
2016Eisenstein on Lawrence
Writer and Director
2016Your Eyes Flash Solemnly with Hate
Director and Writer
2015
Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise
Director
2015
6 Desires
Writer and Director
2014
The Film That Buys the Cinema
cast and Director
2014