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Daryl Cockburn
Filmmaker

Hi, I’m Daryl a freelance filmmaker based in Glasgow for over 17 years. In that time, I have had the pleasure in working with many fantastic companies and projects. For 15 years I have worked freelance with the National Theatre of Scotland as a filmmaker and editor, as well as working regularly with other theatre companies such as Vanishing Point, Barrowland Ballet, Tortoise in a Nutshell, 21 Common, Theatre Gu Leòr, Raw Material, In Motion, Loop Theatre, Lisa Nicoll Productions and Surrogate Productions to name a few, creating trailers, social media clips, archiving performances, rehearsal trailers, vox pops and other promotional material.
I also worked with the Tron theatre as the filmmaker and editor on a film tribute to the poet Edwin Morgan called ‘High Man Pen Meander’ which was awarded five-star reviews in the Guardian and Scotsman.
I love variety, and my job requires me to work with various public and private companies, agencies and content for broadcast. I have directed and shot music videos, films and corporate videos, live events as well as documentaries such as the documentary ‘The Collins Variety Agency’ (Velvet Wolf Films/ BBC2). Another project that I am proud to be involved with is the short film ‘TAM’ (BBC1) were I was nominated for best cinematography at the Amsterdam IFF.
I have most recently shot music videos for both A New International and The Strange Blue Dreams, and also worked as a visual artist with award-winning, German documentary theatre specialists Rimini Protokoll for ‘Dos' and Don’ts’.
And my short film SOCKS, which I wrote and directed, has just finished its festival run where it was screened around the UK, Europe, Asia and America, winning awards including 3 Best Film awards, 9 Best Comedy Awards and 7 Best Director awards as well as 8 other awards for Acting, Costume and Cinematography. We were also lucky enough to have a screening and Q&A at The Iron Mule Short Comedy Film Festival in New York.
Reviews
in all its vigour and variety, is celebrated here in Daryl Cockburn’s beguiling film.

The Guardian
Every shot is beautifully composed, designed, lit and soundtracked.

The Scotsman
It's a gorgeous achievement you'll want to watch repeatedly.

The Guardian
Filmmaker | Camera Operator | Editor | Director