
Daniel Cockburn
Biography
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.
Known For

Film
Pattern Recognition
Self (voice)
2017

Film
Metronome
Self
2002

Film
All the Mistakes I've Made, Part 2 (or: How Not To Watch A Movie)
Self
2015

Film
The Abjuration
Self
2024

Film
Doctor Virtuous
Doctor Virtuous (Voice)
1999

Film
Ahead of the Curve
Self
2024

Film
Correspondence 1989-1999
Self
2019

Film
Repeat Viewing (After Hours)
Self
2017

Film
The Impostor (hello goodbye)
Daniel Cockburn
2003
Filmography
2024FilmThe Abjurationas Self2024FilmAhead of the Curveas Self2019FilmCorrespondence 1989-1999as Self2017FilmPattern Recognitionas Self (voice)2017FilmRepeat Viewing (After Hours)as Self2015FilmAll the Mistakes I've Made, Part 2 (or: How Not To Watch A Movie)as Self2003FilmThe Impostor (hello goodbye)as Daniel Cockburn2002FilmMetronomeas Self1999FilmDoctor Virtuousas Doctor Virtuous (Voice)