Sean Martin is an Anglo

England

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-Irish

Ireland

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 writer

Writer

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 and film director

Film director

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. He has written popular books on the Knights Templar

Knights Templar

The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon , commonly known as the Knights Templar, the Order of the Temple or simply as Templars, were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders...

 and the Cathars, and appeared on History Channel documentaries such as Decoding the Past: The Templar Code and in Channel 5's Secrets of the Cross: The Trial of the Knights Templar.

Martin studied film and history in Plymouth, and later lived in London. He is also a poet, and has had a number of poems published in various magazines in the UK and Ireland. His latest book is The Gnostics: The First Christian Heretics, on the subject of the early Christian Gnostics.http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/reviews/article2347967.ece He is currently writing a book on new wave cinema, due for publication in 2010.

Works

• The Knights Templar: The History and Myths of the Legendary Military Order, 2005. (ISBN 1-56025-645-1)
• The Cathars (ISBN 1-56025-674-5)
• Andrei Tarkovsky (ISBN 1-904048-49-8)
• The Gnostics: The First Christian Heretics (ISBN 1-904048-56-0)
• Alchemy and Alchemists (ISBN 978-1904048626)
• The Black Death (ISBN 978-1904048862)

Filmography

• Mystery Play (2001), a comic drama about the occult
  Occult
  The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus , referring to "knowledge of the hidden". In the medical sense it is used to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e.g...
  
   history of London
  London
  London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
  
  , inspired by the work of Philip K. Dick
  Philip K. Dick
  Philip Kindred Dick was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist whose published work is almost entirely in the science fiction genre. Dick explored sociological, political and metaphysical themes in novels dominated by monopolistic corporations, authoritarian governments and altered...
  
  , and also the Dekalog of Krzysztof Kieślowski
  Krzysztof Kieslowski
  Krzysztof Kieślowski was an Academy Award nominated influential Polish film director and screenwriter, known internationally for The Double Life of Veronique and his film cycles The Decalogue and Three Colors.-Early life:...
  
  . The film features an original score by key P.J.Harvey collaborator John Parish.

• The Notebooks of Cornelius Crow (2005), a psychological thriller about the occult
  Occult
  The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus , referring to "knowledge of the hidden". In the medical sense it is used to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e.g...
  
   history of London
  London
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  . The film reflects Martin's interest in psychogeography
  Psychogeography
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• Genius Loci (2007), a short documentary detailing the mysteries and famous characters associated with Weston-super-Mare
  Weston-super-Mare
  Weston-super-Mare is a seaside resort, town and civil parish in the unitary authority of North Somerset, which is within the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. It is located on the Bristol Channel coast, south west of Bristol, spanning the coast between the bounding high ground of Worlebury...
  
  . Part of the Super-8 Cities Project - DVD released in 2007.

• Lanterna Magicka: Bill Douglas and the Secret History of Cinema (2009) Documentary, co-directed and co-produced with Louise Milne, about the Scottish filmmaker Bill Douglas
  Bill Douglas
  William Gerald Forbes Douglas was a Scottish film director best known for the trilogy of films about his early life.-Biography:...
  
  , his collection of cinema memorabilia and his final film, Comrades (1987)

• Folie à Deux (2010) A feature film that represents a complete change of style for Martin. Influenced by Béla Tarr
  Béla Tarr
  -Life:Tarr was born in Pécs, but grew up in Budapest. Both of his parents were close to theatre and film: his father was a scenery designer, while his mother has been working as a prompter at a theater for more than 50 years now...
  
  , amongst others, the film tells the story of an online date with a dark secret. The film is due to be released in North America in 2010.

External links

• Official site
• Review of Gnostics, The Independent
  The Independent
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  , March 11, 2007