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Mark Jenkin’s ‘Rose of Nevada’ Opens in UK Cinemas

The Cornish time-shift drama showcases Jenkin’s hand-cranked 16mm craft.

Overview

  • The film reaches cinemas with critics praising its hypnotic visuals and its focus on community and time.
  • The story follows a trawler that vanished in 1993 and reappears decades later, sending two new crew members back to the earlier era.
  • George MacKay and Callum Turner lead the cast, with Rosalind Eleazar and Francis Magee in key roles.
  • Jenkin writes, directs, shoots, edits and scores the film using a hand-cranked 16mm camera and post-synced sound.
  • Shot on working Cornish harbors including Newlyn, Mullion and Hayle, the BFI-backed film premiered at Venice last year.