Mark Cousins
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1965-05-03 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Mark Cousins
Biography
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
Acting
Joie de vivre
as Self
(2023)
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
as Self (voice)
(2023)
The Complete Story of Film
as Narrator
(2023)
Cannes Uncut
as Self
(2022)
The March on Rome
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2021)
The Flowers the Fish and the Cockerel
as Himself
(2021)
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
as Self
(2021)
The Story of Film: A New Generation
as Narrator
(2021)
The Story of Looking
as Self
(2021)
Who Is Bill Rebane?
as Self
(2020)
40 Days to Learn Film
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2019)
(2018)
(2018)
(2018)
The Eyes of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)
(2016)
(2016)
Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died
as Self - Interviewee
(2014)
(2014)
Life May Be
as Self
(2013)
A Story of Children and Film
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
(2011)
Cinema Is Everywhere
as Self
(2009)
The First Movie
as Self – Documentarist
(2008)
The New Ten Commandments
as Self
(2005)
Cinema Iran
as Narrator
(1994)
I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited
as Self - Interviewer
Crew
(2024)
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
(2023)
(2023)
The Complete Story of Film
Director
(2023)
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
Director, Writer
(2022)
The March on Rome
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Screenstory
(2022)
(2021)
The Story of Looking
Screenplay, Book, Director
(2021)
The Story of Film: A New Generation
Director, Writer
(2021)
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
(2021)
(2020)
Alexander's Film
Director
(2020)
40 Days to Learn Film
Director, Writer, Editor
(2019)
You With Your Fresh Thoughts
Director
(2018)
Storm in My Heart
Director
(2018)
The Eyes of Orson Welles
Writer, Director, Director of Photography
(2016)
Eisenstein on Lawrence
Writer, Director
(2016)
I Am Belfast
Director, Writer
(2016)
Bigger Than The Shining
Director
(2016)
Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
Executive Producer
(2016)
Stockholm, My Love
Screenplay, Director, Writer, Cinematography
(2015)
Your Eyes Flash Solemnly with Hate
Director, Writer
(2015)
(2014)
Life May Be
Director, Writer
(2014)
6 Desires
Cinematography, Writer, Director
(2014)
The Film That Buys the Cinema
Director
(2014)
(2014)
The Place
Director, Writer
(2013)
A Story of Children and Film
Writer, Director
(2013)
Here Be Dragons
Director
(2013)
Apollo: First War Cinema
Writer
(2012)
What Is This Film Called Love?
Writer, Director
(2011)
(2009)
The First Movie
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
(2008)
First Impressions
Director, Writer
(2008)
The New Ten Commandments
Director
(2005)
On the Road with Kiarostami
Director
(2005)
Cinema Iran
Director
(2005)
Faith
Executive Producer
(2004)
The Atomists
Executive Producer
(1997)
Pulp Fact
Director
(1996)
I Remember IKWIG
Director
(1996)
(1994)
(1993)
Another Journey By Train
Producer, Director
(1990)
Gulf War: Scottish Eye
Director
(1990)
Dear Mr Gorbachev
Assistant Director