Rose of Nevada
Two Cornish villagers crew on a fishing boat that was previously lost at sea and return to a world both familiar and utterly changed in this eerie, enigmatic drama. Callum Turner and George MacKay star.
Description
George MacKay (1917) and Callum Turner (Masters of Air) star in this eerie drama as Cornish villagers who go to sea on the titular fishing vessel that recently reappeared in the harbor 30 years after vanishing along with its crew. The two men return with a huge catch and to a world that is both familiar and utterly changed—so much so that they barely recognize themselves. MacKay is especially effective as a distressed husband and father left untethered by his new reality in writer/director Mark Jenkin’s enigmatic tale. Jenkin acts as cinematographer, editor, composer, and sound designer, giving him complete control of his visual and aural landscape in this striking 16mm feature. The result is extraordinary with vivid imagery and a resonant soundscape that underlines the characters’ discombobulation in a film that invites us into the throbbing heart of an indelible mystery. —Pam Grady
Biographies
Mark Jenkin is a filmmaker based in Cornwall, England. Working in small-gauge film, he has developed into a multi-hyphenate filmmaker, acting as director, writer, editor, cinematographer, and composer. Among his films are Golden Burn (2002), The Midnight Drives (2007), Happy Christmas (2011), Bait (2019), and Enys Men (2022).
