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Mark Cousins

Director, Writer, Actor, Producer, Editor, Additional Credits
Born May 3, 1965 (59 years)
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • The Story of Film: An Odyssey
  • The Story of Film: A New Generation
Known For
  • The Story of Film: An Odyssey
  • The Eyes of Orson Welles
  • The Story of Film: A New Generation
  • A Story of Children and Film
  • Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema
  • My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
  • I Am Belfast
  • The First Movie
  • Stockholm, My Love
  • Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise
  • The March on Rome
  • The Story of Looking
  • The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
  • Life May Be
  • What Is This Film Called Love?
  • Here Be Dragons
  • Releasing Oct 18, 2024
  • 6 Desires: DH Lawrence and Sardinia
  • 40 Days to Learn Film
  • Dear Paul Schrader, Thank You for 'Light Sleeper'

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