Mark Cousins
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 3, 1965
- Birthplace
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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.
Filmography
Joie de vivre 2026
as Self
- The Hearth
The Hearth 2024
Director
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things 2024
as Self, Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
Cinema Has Been My True Love: The Work and Times of Lynda Myles 2023
Director
The Complete Story of Film 2023
as Narrator, Director
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock 2023
as Self (voice), Director, Writer
Cannes Uncut 2023
as Self
The March on Rome 2022
as Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Screenstory
The Ballad of a Great Disordered Heart 2022
Creator
The Story of Film: A New Generation 2021
as Narrator, Director, Writer
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas 2021
as Self, Director, Director of Photography, Writer
The Flowers the Fish and the Cockerel 2021
as Self
The Story of Looking 2021
as Self, Director, Screenplay, Book
Who Is Bill Rebane? 2021
as Self
- Dear Paul Schrader, Thank You for Light Sleeper
Dear Paul Schrader, Thank You for Light Sleeper 2021
Director
40 Days to Learn Film 2020
as Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Editor, Writer
Alexander's Film 2020
Director
- You With Your Fresh Thoughts
You With Your Fresh Thoughts 2019
Director
50 Years of the Troubles: A Journey Through Film 2019
as Himself
The Eyes of Orson Welles 2018
as Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk 2018
as Self
The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema 2018
Actor
- Storm in My Heart
Storm in My Heart 2018
Director
Stockholm, My Love 2016
Director, Screenplay, Cinematography, Writer
- Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood 2016
as Self, Executive Producer
I Am Belfast 2016
Director, Writer
- Eisenstein on Lawrence
Eisenstein on Lawrence 2016
Writer, Director
- Bigger Than The Shining
Bigger Than The Shining 2016
Director
Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died 2016
as Self - Interviewee
- Your Eyes Flash Solemnly with Hate
Your Eyes Flash Solemnly with Hate 2015
Director, Writer
Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise 2015
Director
6 Desires 2014
Cinematography, Writer, Director
The Film That Buys the Cinema 2014
Actor, Director
- The Place
The Place 2014
Writer, Director
Life May Be 2014
as Self, Director, Writer
- But Then Again, Too Few to Mention
But Then Again, Too Few to Mention 2014
Director
Apollo: First War Cinema 2013
Writer
Here Be Dragons 2013
as Self, Director, Writer
A Story of Children and Film 2013
as Himself - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
- What Is This Film Called Love?
What Is This Film Called Love? 2012
Writer, Director
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero 2011
Director
- Cinema Is Everywhere
Cinema Is Everywhere 2011
as Self
The First Movie 2009
as Self – Documentarist, Director, Director of Photography, Writer
- First Impressions
First Impressions 2008
Writer, Director
The New Ten Commandments 2008
as Self, Director
- Cinema Iran
Cinema Iran 2005
as Narrator, Director
On the Road with Kiarostami 2005
Director
Faith 2005
Executive Producer
- The Atomists
The Atomists 2004
Executive Producer
- Pulp Fact
Pulp Fact 1997
Director
- I Remember IKWIG
I Remember IKWIG 1996
Director
- Ian Hamilton Finlay: In a Wee Way
Ian Hamilton Finlay: In a Wee Way 1996
Director
I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited 1994
as Self - Interviewer, Director
Another Journey By Train 1993
Producer, Director
- Gulf War: Scottish Eye
Gulf War: Scottish Eye 1990
Director
- Dear Mr Gorbachev
Dear Mr Gorbachev 1990
Assistant Director
Credits from TMDB.