Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
ENOUGH TO FILL UP AN EGGCUP
Synopsis
Once home to a thriving pilchard industry, the Cornish village of Penberth, nestled in a cove on the Penwith peninsula, holds fast to its maritime heritage in the face of change. Filmmaker Mark Jenkin visits the community, exploring the threats posed to this way of life by a deteriorating climate.
Synopsis
Once home to a thriving pilchard industry, the Cornish village of Penberth, nestled in a cove on the Penwith peninsula, holds fast to its maritime heritage in the face of change. Filmmaker Mark Jenkin visits the community, exploring the threats posed to this way of life by a deteriorating climate.
Our take
Forecasting the spindrift textures of his breakthrough feature, Bait, analog revivalist Mark Jenkin turns his clockwork camera on disappearing coastal traditions. Somewhere between a documentary and an experimental mood piece, this transportive village portrait is a study in cinematic tactility.