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Mark Cousins

Directing·May 3, 1965·Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

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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.

Film	Credit
TThe Hearth2024 · Director	Director
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things2024 · Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography	Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
Cinema Has Been My True Love: The Work and Times of Lynda Myles2023 · Director	Director
The Complete Story of Film2023 · Narrator, Director	Narrator, Director
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock2023 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The March on Rome2022 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Director, Writer, Director of Photography
The Story of Film: A New Generation2021 · Narrator, Director, Writer	Narrator, Director, Writer
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas2021 · Director, Director of Photography, Writer	Director, Director of Photography, Writer
The Story of Looking2021 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
DDear Paul Schrader, Thank You for Light Sleeper2021 · Director	Director
40 Days to Learn Film2020 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Alexander's Film2020 · Director	Director
YYou With Your Fresh Thoughts2019 · Director	Director
The Eyes of Orson Welles2018 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Director, Writer, Director of Photography
SStorm in My Heart2018 · Director	Director
Stockholm, My Love2016 · Director, Screenplay, Writer	Director, Screenplay, Writer
I Am Belfast2016 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
EEisenstein on Lawrence2016 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
BBigger Than The Shining2016 · Director	Director
YYour Eyes Flash Solemnly with Hate2015 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise2015 · Director	Director
6 Desires2014 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Film That Buys the Cinema2014 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
TThe Place2014 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Life May Be2014 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
BBut Then Again, Too Few to Mention2014 · Director	Director
Here Be Dragons2013 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
A Story of Children and Film2013 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
WWhat Is This Film Called Love?2012 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero2011 · Director	Director
The First Movie2009 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Director, Writer, Director of Photography
FFirst Impressions2008 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The New Ten Commandments2008 · Director	Director
CCinema Iran2005 · Narrator, Director	Narrator, Director
On the Road with Kiarostami2005 · Director	Director
PPulp Fact1997 · Director	Director
II Remember IKWIG1996 · Director	Director
IIan Hamilton Finlay: In a Wee Way1996 · Director	Director
I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited1994 · Director	Director
Another Journey By Train1993 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
GGulf War: Scottish Eye1990 · Director	Director