Dir. Mark Jenkin
2022 | 96 mins | UK
Mary Woodvine, Edward Rowe, Flo Crowe

SHOWING TIMES:

• Fri 20 Jan: 12pm
• Fri 20 Jan: 6pm
• Sat 21 Jan: 5.45pm
• Sun 22 Jan: 2.30pm
• Mon 23 Jan: 5.15pm – Descriptive Subtitles / Audio Described
• Tue 24 Jan: 3pm
• Wed 25 Jan: 8pm
• Thu 26 Jan: 3pm – Descriptive Subtitles /Audio Described
• Tue 31 Jan: 2.30pm
• Wed 01 Feb: 2.30pm

Enys Men is a mind-bending folk horror set in 1973 that unfolds on an uninhabited island off the Cornish coast. A wildlife volunteer’s daily observations of a rare flower take a dark turn into the strange and metaphysical, forcing both her and viewers to question what is real and what is nightmare. Is the landscape not only alive but sentient? Shot by Jenkin on grainy 16mm colour film stock and with his trademark post-synched sound, the form feels both innovative and authentic to the period. Filmed on location around the disused tin mines of West Penwith, it is also an ode to Cornwall’s rich folklore and natural beauty.

★★★★ – ‘Jenkin’s style is so unusual, so unadorned, it feels almost like a manuscript culture of cinema. There is real artistry in it.’
THE GUARDIAN

★★★★ – ‘Confirms Mark Jenkin as one of the most exciting, original cinematic voices in the UK right now’

EMPIRE

‘A unique, personal tribute to Cornwall and its mysteries.’

AESTHETICA

VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX, STUDIO 74

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