BFI To Give Mark Jenkin’s Enys Men Home Release

The critically acclaimed mind-bending folk horror, Enys Men is set for Dual Format Edition (Blu-ray/DVD) and the simultaneous exclusive streaming release on BFI Player from May.

Set in 1973, unfolds atmospherically on an unpopulated island off the Cornish coast. There, a single volunteer (Mary Woodvine) recording data on an unfamiliar flower finds her lonely daily observations turning troublingly towards the strange and metaphysical, forcing her to question what is real and what is nightmare. Is the barren landscape not just alive… but also sentient?

Shot by BAFTA winning  visionary filmmaker Mark Jenkin (Bait), on grainy 16mm colour film and employing his trademark post-synched sound. Enys Men (pronounced ‘Mayne’) is technically innovative yet eerily evocative of the period it inhabits. Filmed on location around the disused tin mines of West Penwith, it is also an enigmatic ode to Cornwall’s rich traditions of folklore and the region’s rugged natural beauty.

Also, the BFI Southbank is presenting the film with a live score that sonically reimagines its source material on May Day, Monday 1st May. The score will be performed by writer/director Mark Jenkin and Dion Star, known under the banner of their collaborative music project ‘The Cornish Sound Unit’, who employ improvised and composed pieces using tape machines, analogue synths, feedback and field recordings.

Special features on the Dual Format Edition include an audio commentary by Mark Jenkin and Mark Kermode, recently filmed interviews, two complementary archival films and more.

Related Post: Film Review – Enys Men (2022)

Special features

• Presented in High Definition and Standard Definition
• Audio commentary by director Mark Jenkin and film critic Mark Kermode (2023)
• Mark Jenkin and Mary Woodvine in conversation with Mark Kermode (2022, 29 mins): the film’s director and its star discuss the making of Enys Men in an onstage Q&A filmed at BFI Southbank
• Film Sounds (2023, 86 mins): Mark Jenkin and filmmaker Peter Strickland (Berberian Sound Studio, Flux Gourmet) discuss the subtleties of sound in film
• Haunters of the Deep (1984, 61 mins): a Children’s Film Foundation adventure that shares many West Cornwall locations with Enys Men, and made quite an impression on Mark Jenkin
• Recording the Score (2022, 6 mins): Mark Jenkin at work on the film’s distinctive soundtrack
• Mark Jenkin’s audio diaries (2022, 90 mins): the director charts his filmmaking process
• The Duchy of Cornwall (1938, 15 mins): the strange beauty of Cornwall resonates through this iconic film from the vaults of the BFI National Archive
• Image gallery
• Newly created audio description track
• Theatrical trailer
• ***First pressing only*** illustrated booklet with a Director’s Statement; essays by Tara Judah, Rob Young, William Fowler and Jason Wood; credits and notes on the special features

UK / 2022 / colour / 90 mins / English language with optional subtitles for the Deaf and partial hearing, plus optional audio description / original aspect ratio 1.45:1 // BD50: 1080p, 24fps, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 audio and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo audio / DVD9: PAL, 25fps, Dolby Digital 5.1 audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo audio

You can pre-order/Buy your copy here.

Enys Men will be available on  Dual Format Edition (Blu-ray, DVD) and BFI Player Subscription Exclusive release on 8th May. There will also be a screening of the film with a live score at BFI Southbank on May Day.