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.
Directed 28
2020s
- 2024
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
Director
- 2023
Cinema Has Been My True Love: The Work and Times of Lynda Myles
Director
The Complete Story of Film
Director
- 2022
The March on Rome
Director
- 2021
The Story of Film: A New Generation
Director
The Story of Looking
Director
- 2020
40 Days to Learn Film
Director
Alexander's Film
Director
2010s
- 2018
- 2016
Stockholm, My Love
Director
I Am Belfast
Director
- 2015
Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise
Director
- 2014
The Film That Buys the Cinema
Director
Life May Be
Director
- 2013
Here Be Dragons
Director
A Story of Children and Film
Director
- 2011
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
Director
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Director
2000s
- 2009
The First Movie
Director
- 2008
The New Ten Commandments
Director
- 2005
On the Road with Kiarostami
Director
1990s
- 1997
Scene by Scene
Director
- 1994
I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited
Director
- 1993
Another Journey By Train
Director
Wrote 19
2020s
- 2024
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
Screenplay
- 2023
- 2022
The March on Rome
Writer, Screenstory
- 2021
The Story of Film: A New Generation
Writer
The Story of Looking
Screenplay, Book
- 2020
40 Days to Learn Film
Writer
2010s
- 2018
- 2016
Stockholm, My Love
Screenplay, Writer
I Am Belfast
Writer
- 2014
Life May Be
Writer
- 2013
Apollo: First War Cinema
Writer
Here Be Dragons
Writer
A Story of Children and Film
Writer
2000s
- 2009
The First Movie
Writer
1990s
- 1997
Scene by Scene
Writer
1980s
- 1988
Camera 5
2020s
- 2024
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
Director of Photography
- 2022
The March on Rome
Director of Photography
- 2021
2000s
- 2009
The First Movie
Director of Photography
Acted in 4
2010s
- 2018
The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema
Movie
- 2014
The Film That Buys the Cinema
Movie
- 2011
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Presenter / Narrator · 15 episodes
Created 4
2010s
- 2011
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Creator
1990s
- 1997
Scene by Scene
Creator
1980s
- 1988
Other crew 3
2020s
- 2022
The Ballad of a Great Disordered Heart
Creator
2010s
- 2016
Stockholm, My Love
Cinematography
- 2014
Produced 2
2000s
- 2005
1990s
- 1993
Another Journey By Train
Producer
Edited 1
2020s
- 2020
40 Days to Learn Film
Editor
Appearances23
2020s
- 2026
Joie de vivre
Self
- 2024
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
Self
- 2023
The Complete Story of Film
Narrator
- 2022
The March on Rome
Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2021
The Story of Film: A New Generation
Narrator
The Flowers the Fish and the Cockerel
Self
The Story of Looking
Self
Who Is Bill Rebane?
Self
- 2020
40 Days to Learn Film
Self - Narrator (voice)
2010s
- 2019
50 Years of the Troubles: A Journey Through Film
Himself
- 2018
Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk
Self
- 2016
Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died
Self - Interviewee
- 2014
Life May Be
Self
- 2013
Here Be Dragons
Self
A Story of Children and Film
Himself - Narrator (voice)
2000s
- 2009
The First Movie
Self – Documentarist
- 2008
The New Ten Commandments
Self
1990s
- 1997
Scene by Scene
Self - Presenter · 24 episodes
- 1994
I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited
Self - Interviewer