Mark Cousins
Filmography

Mark Cousins

DirectorBorn May 3, 1965Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK39 titles

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.

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6 Desires
6 Desires
2014 · 7.5
Writer, Cinematography
Faith
Faith
2005 · 9.0
Executive Producer
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
2011 · 4.2
Director
The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema
The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema
2018
Actor
Apollo: First War Cinema
Apollo: First War Cinema
2013 · 5.5
Writer
The Story of Film: A New Generation
The Story of Film: A New Generation
2021 · 7.4
Narrator, Director
Stockholm, My Love
Stockholm, My Love
2016 · 6.7
Director, Screenplay
On the Road with Kiarostami
On the Road with Kiarostami
2005
Director
The Film That Buys the Cinema
The Film That Buys the Cinema
2014
Actor, Director
I Am Belfast
I Am Belfast
2016 · 6.6
Director, Writer