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Daniel Cockburn

Belleville, Ontario, Canada

Daniel Cockburn is a Canadian moving-image artist based in Glasgow. His work deals with rhythm, language, and thought experiments, drawing on sources spanning video games, literature, power ballads, and sci-fi/fantasy/horror. His 2010 feature film You Are Here has been described as “a new kind of narrative for a new technological era” (Mark Peranson, Cinema Scope), “a major discovery” (Olivier Père, Locarno Film Festival), and “a whatsit” (Gavin Smith, Film Comment). He’s currently working on a live performance about medieval music and a movie adaptation of Mark Vonnegut’s memoir The Eden Express.

Filmography20

The Invocation

The Invocation

2024
The Abjuration

The Abjuration

2024
Ahead of the Curve

Ahead of the Curve

2024
It Was So Beautiful

It Was So Beautiful

2023
God's Nightmares

God's Nightmares

2019
Correspondence 1989-1999

Correspondence 1989-1999

2019
Pattern Recognition

Pattern Recognition

2017
The Argument (with annotations)

The Argument (with annotations)

2017
Repeat Viewing (After Hours)

Repeat Viewing (After Hours)

2017
All the Mistakes I've Made, Part 2 (or: How Not To Watch A Movie)

All the Mistakes I've Made, Part 2 (or: How Not To Watch A Movie)

2015
Sculpting Memory

Sculpting Memory

2015
The National Parks Project

The National Parks Project

2011
You Are Here

You Are Here

2011
Figure vs. Ground

Figure vs. Ground

2004
WEAKEND

WEAKEND

2003
The Impostor (hello goodbye)

The Impostor (hello goodbye)

2003
Metronome

Metronome

2002
i hate video

i hate video

2002
Rocket Man

Rocket Man

2000
Doctor Virtuous

Doctor Virtuous

1999