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The Essential Cornishman
Mark Jenkin’s experimental homage to the spontaneous prose of The Beats, from the mythical Cornish west.
Director: Mark Jenkin
Overview
As a fisherman goes about his work off the Cornish coast, director Mark Jenkin provides a rhythmical and wistful narration. A gloriously poetic short that is entirely unedited and shot on Super 8.
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