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Bait

Saturday 1 February 2020

Modern-day Cornish fisherman Martin (Edward Rowe) is struggling to buy a boat while coping with family rivalry and the influx of London money, Airbnb and stag parties to his harbour village. Stunningly shot on a vintage 16mm camera using 100ft rolls of black and white Kodak stock, Mark Jenkin’s Bait is a timely and poignant new film.

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Bar opens 6:30 P.M.
Starts 7:30 P.M.
Advance £6.00
On the door £7.50
Age Rating 15
Duration 89 mins

10% off for members

Unreserved Seating

Book online at any time, at the Lyme Regis Bookshop and Bridport Tourist Information Centre during normal opening hours, the Marine on Monday and Friday mornings 10 – 1, and over the phone on 01308 424901. The displayed price includes a £1 restoration levy.

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Modern-day Cornish fisherman Martin (Edward Rowe) is struggling to buy a boat while coping with family rivalry and the influx of London money, Airbnb and stag parties to his harbour village. Stunningly shot on a vintage 16mm camera using 100ft rolls of black and white Kodak stock, Mark Jenkin’s Bait is a timely and poignant new film.

Bait is a 2018 feature film shot on16mm B&W film and processed by hand. Captured in Cornwall, it tells a stark story rooted in local culture and community, and how these marginal places are facing up to a changing world. From writer/director Mark Jenkin and Early Day Films, Bait is a hand crafted monochrome expression of a life under threat.

how the film was made

Bait was captured on a1976 16mm clockwork Bolex camera, using100ft rolls of B&W Kodak stock – giving a maximum 28 seconds per shot.

Shot with a single lens for a consistency of aesthetic.

A total of 130 rolls or 13,000 ft of film was hand-processed using an antique Bakelite rewind tank.

“A genuine modern masterpiece”

– Mark Kermode