Enys Men

In what plays like a recently discovered British folk horror picture from the 1970s, Mark Jenkin’s sophomore effort takes place in 1973, on a spooky uninhabited island off the Cornish coast. A wildlife volunteer (Mary Woodvine) is stationed on the craggy, windswept landscape to make daily observations of a rare flower. Slowly she becomes aware of other entities present on the island with her. This metaphysical throwback to a bygone era of cinema was shot on location in 16mm to look and play like a movie from the period in which it takes place. Jenkin and his team create an authentic experience rather than mere gimmicky pseudo-nostalgia. Very cool of distributor NEON to release this on 35mm, which helps convey all the more the sensation of watching a film from 50 years ago.