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Bait- Mark Jenkin Retrospective
Bait- Mark Jenkin Retrospective

Bait- Mark Jenkin Retrospective

Running time: 89 mins

Genre: Drama

Release Date: 21/05/2020

Martin is a fisherman without a boat, his brother Steven having re-purposed it as a tourist tripper. With their childhood home now a get-away for London money, Martin is displaced to the estate above the harbour. Stubborn and devoted to his fishing roots Martin's clashes with rich London tourists set the wheels of conflict in motion. One of the most creative films of the year, Cornish writer and director Mark Jenkin tussles with the politics of empathy, class and change in this gripping and original drama. Shot entirely on an analogue, clockwork 16mm camera Jenkin developed his film by hand to create scratches and glitches, lending a harsh and primitive but totally engaging look to his film, resulting in a style unlike anything else in modern cinema. “Square frames of startling simplicity and beauty” Jessica Kiang. Variety “A genuine modern masterpiece” Mark Kermode “Ravishing cinema” Demetrious Matheou. Screen Daily

20 April

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Bait- Mark Jenkin Retrospective

AKIRA

London Independent Film Festival Mini-Market (By Invitation Only)

Washed Up + Q&A - LIFF

Closing Party + Awards ceremony - LIFF

Kinaesthesia + Q&A

Pressure Cooker - London Bengali Film Festival

Thelma and Louise Presented by Bloody Mary Film Club

London’s Last Wilderness + Q&A

Queen Mary Film Festival

The Wicker Man - Seasonal Affective Cinema 

New Voices - BUFF

Shorts Showcase (Block 1) - BUFF

The Journey Within (Gala Screening) - BUFF

Flip the Script - BUFF

Shorts Showcase (Block 2) - BUFF

Industry Panel Talk (x2) - BUFF

Script Showcase (Live Script Reading) - BUFF

Made in the UK (Gala Screening) - BUFF

Through a Queer Lens - BUFF

The Female Gaze - BUFF

Made in the UK (Gala Screening) - BUFF

Community & Activism - BUFF

This is Africa (Closing Night Gala Film) - BUFF

BUFF AWARDS 2026: THE BIGGEST NIGHT IN THE BRITISH URBAN FILM FESTIVAL CALENDAR

From Cable Street to Brick Lane + Directors Q&A

Super 8 1/2 - Films that F*ck III

Out of the Shadows, Into the Streets! + Intro - Queer East Festival

The Outsiders (40th Anniversary) + Intro - Queer East Festival

Ties that Bind + Intro - Queer East Festival

Emporium Pro Wrestling – Front Row – £25

EMPORIUM PRO WRESTLING - Standard - £15 - £19

BRUCE LEE U.K. EVENT 2026

Enys Men- Mark Jenkin Retrospective

Father Mother Sister Brother

Poetry Slam

Shorts Block 10 - LIFF

Slept On Comedy Night

Lee Cronin's The Mummy

Michael

NT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

NT Live: The Playboy of the Western World

Project Hail Mary

Some Like it Swing

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

The Devil Wears Prada 2

The Drama

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie