Mark Cousins Movies

The fascinating story of the rise to power of dictator Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) in Italy in 1922 and how fascism marked the fate of the entire...

For just forty days, filmmaker and writer Mark Cousins embarks on a peculiar journey in order to explore topics as the passion for cinema and certain...

A gripping story of love, deceit, betrayal and survival set against the backdrop of the Miners' Strike of 1984-85. Michelle is married to Gary, a...

An epistolary feature film: a cinematic discourse between a British director Mark Cousins, and an Iranian actress and director Mania Akbari which...

Film maker Mark Cousins visited northern Iraq in the summer of 2008. This is a snapshot of what he found there. An imaginative, soulful reflection of...

An anthology of one-minute films created by 60 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was...

In Mark Cousins’ meditative documentary, Lynda Myles, an influential connoisseur of cinema, reflects on her adventures in the film culture she...

In this new documentary, Susan Kemp explores the life and work of the great British director Antonia Bird, who died in 2013. Bird blazed a trail from...

At 18 hours and 43 minutes long, 'The Complete Story of Film' collects two epic documentaries by Mark Cousins into a stunningly expansive global...

As he prepares for surgery to restore his vision, Mark Cousins explores the role that visual experience plays in our individual and collective lives....

A collection of films from an eclectic array of contributors commissioned to raise funds for the Bristol independent cinema The Cube.

What is this film called Love? is a passionate, 77 minute poetic documentary about the nature of happiness.

Tracing the history and influence of Iranian cinema and its filmmakers.

Abbas Kiarostami is the most acclaimed Iranian film director whose films have won prizes all around the world. In this film he gives a rare and frank...

Short video essay by critic/filmmaker Mark Cousins about the influence of Pulp Fiction. He discusses the influence of the film and his personal view...

Mark Cousins (The Story of Film: An Odyssey) reflects on questions concerning copyright and the extent to which a film can conform to the...

A young man's swirling thoughts as he contemplates the murder of filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini shortly after the deed takes place.

Four young neo-Nazis travel across Europe discussing their beliefs and their disbelief in the Holocaust. They meet several Holocaust survivors on...

Alexander is a lively Scottish boy. We see him as part of the natural world. Then, we hear from his parents, Claire and David, that he has a rare...