Sean Martin (b. in Weston-super-Mare, England in 1966) is an Anglo-Irish writer and film director. He has written popular books on the Knights Templar 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.[1] He is currently writing a book on new wave cinema, due for publication in 2010.
Mystery Play (2001), a comic drama about the occult history of London, inspired by the work of Philip K. Dick, and also the Dekalog of Kryzstof Kieslowski. 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 history of London. The film reflects Martin's interest in psychogeography.
"Genius Loci" (2007)', a short documentary detailing the mysteries and famous characters associated with Weston-super-Mare. 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, 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, 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.