Directing
Mark Cousins
IT, EN, BS cinema · 56 credits
Born
3 May 1965 (age 61)
Birthplace
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Also known as Марк Казинс
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
Filmography
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
as Self, Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
as Self (voice), Director, Writer
The Complete Story of Film
as Narrator, Director
Cannes Uncut
as Self
The March on Rome
as Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Screenstory
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
as Self, Director, Director of Photography, Writer
The Story of Film: A New Generation
as Narrator, Director, Writer
The Story of Looking
as Self, Director, Book, Screenplay
40 Days to Learn Film
as Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Editor, Writer
The Eyes of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
2016
Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
as Self, Executive Producer
Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died
as Self - Interviewee
Eisenstein on Lawrence
2016
Eisenstein on Lawrence
Writer, Director
I Am Belfast
Director, Writer
Stockholm, My Love
Director, Screenplay, Cinematography, Writer
Your Eyes Flash Solemnly with Hate
2015
Your Eyes Flash Solemnly with Hate
Director, Writer
The Film That Buys the Cinema
Actor, Director
Life May Be
as Self, Director, Writer
6 Desires
Writer, Cinematography, Director
The Place
2014
The Place
Director, Writer
A Story of Children and Film
as Himself - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
Here Be Dragons
as Self, Director, Writer
The First Movie
as Self – Documentarist, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
The New Ten Commandments
as Self, Director
First Impressions
2008
First Impressions
Director, Writer
Cinema Iran
2005
Cinema Iran
as Narrator, Director
Faith
Executive Producer
The Atomists
2004
The Atomists
Executive Producer
I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited
as Self - Interviewer, Director
Another Journey By Train
Producer, Director
Dear Mr Gorbachev
1990
Dear Mr Gorbachev
Assistant Director