Mark Cousins
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing49
The Hearth
2024
Director
movieThe March on Rome
2022
Director
movieThe Story of Looking
2021
Director
movie40 Days to Learn Film
2020
Director
movieAlexander's Film
2020
Director
movieStockholm, My Love
2016
Director
movieI Am Belfast
2016
Director
movie6 Desires
2014
Director
The Place
2014
Director
movieLife May Be
2014
Director
movieHere Be Dragons
2013
Director
movieThe First Movie
2009
Director
Cinema Iran
2005
Director
Pulp Fact
1997
Director
tvScene by Scene
1997
Director
Dear Mr Gorbachev
1990
Assistant Director
Viewpoint '90
1990
Assistant Director
Acting30
movieMy Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
2023
Self (voice)
movieThe March on Rome
2022
Self - Narrator (voice)
movie40 Days to Learn Film
2020
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieThe Eyes of Orson Welles
2018
Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)
movieLooking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died
2016
Self - Interviewee
movieA Story of Children and Film
2013
Himself - Narrator (voice)
tvThe Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
Presenter / Narrator
movieThe First Movie
2009
Self – Documentarist
Cinema Iran
2005
Narrator
tvScene by Scene
1997
Self - Presenter
movieI Know Where I'm Going! Revisited
1994
Self - Interviewer
Writing24
movieThe March on Rome
2022
Writer, Screenstory
movieThe Story of Looking
2021
Screenplay, Book
movieStockholm, My Love
2016
Screenplay, Writer
movieI Am Belfast
2016
Writer
movie6 Desires
2014
Writer
movieLife May Be
2014
Writer
movieHere Be Dragons
2013
Writer
movieThe First Movie
2009
Writer
tvScene by Scene
1997
Writer
tvMoviedrome
1988
Writer
Camera5
movieA Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024
Director of Photography
movieThe March on Rome
2022
Director of Photography
movieThe Storms of Jeremy Thomas
2021
Director of Photography
movieThe Eyes of Orson Welles
2018
Director of Photography
movieThe First Movie
2009
Director of Photography
Creator5
Production4
Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
2016
Executive Producer
movieFaith
2005
Executive Producer
The Atomists
2004
Executive Producer
Crew3
movieStockholm, My Love
2016
Cinematography
movie6 Desires
2014
Cinematography