Danny Cockroft

Freelance writer and musician

United Kingdom

Hi, I'm Danny - I'm a final-year BSc Cinematic Arts student at Ulster University. I'm an aspiring writer and musician aiming to start freelancing after I graduate in June. My areas of interest include screenwriting, prose fiction, poetry and electronic film scores.

Portfolio

Feature Screenplays

University Coursework
The Mirror War

The Mirror War was my first feature screenplay. It was a sci-fi time-travel epic I adapted from my novel of the same name. I wrote it as a part of my university coursework in 2022.

Short Screenplays

University Coursework
When You Bury Me

When You Bury me was a short experimental screenplay I wrote as a part of my university coursework in 2023. This script was adapted into a short film which I directed and scored.

University Coursework
The Spider

The Spider was a short horror screenplay I wrote as a part of my university coursework in 2023. The script was adapted into a short which I scored.

University Coursework
Pizza Palace

Pizza Palace was a short screenplay I wrote as a part of my university coursework in 2022. It was adapted into a short film which I scored and starred in. The script was based on a story by Lauren Gourley, who directed the film.

Poetry

Unpublished
Whitecliff

Whitecliff is a poem I wrote in 2023 on the theme of 'refuge'.

Music