Andrew G. Cooper
Filmmaker | Theatre Creator | Puppeteer | Screenwriter
Filmmaking
Strangers
A HEART-POUNDING AND BEAUTIFUL SCI-FI THRILLER
Strangers is a fast-paced, tension-filled ride through a dense, urban setting. Think The War of the Worlds meets Aliens (the James Cameron movie...but there will be literal aliens too)!
An extraterrestrial invasion sets a young man on a thrilling mission to save a loved on as their city collapses into an urban warzone.
WINNER of Best Special and Visual Effects (2025 Okotoks Film Festival). Nominated for Best Visual Effects (2025 AMPIA Rosie Award).
Genre: Thriller / Science Fiction / Horror
Format: 10-minute short film
Windchasers
AN EPIC, FUN-FILLED FANTASY ADVENUTRE WITH PUPPETS!
Co-Written with Anna Cummer, Co-Created with the Calgary Puppeteer Collective,
puppeteers of The Jim Henson Company’s Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Windchasers follows whimsical creatures on a faraway planet who must band together to save their species from forces that threaten to destroy their home.
When the Winds stop blowing on the plains, a herdguider and a windchaser set out to discover the secrets of an ancient civilization to save their home from a gathering force known only as the Unknowing.
WINNER of Best Score (2023 Stinger Awards). Nominated for BEST SCREENWRITER, BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL SCORE, BEST VISUAL EFFECTS CREATOR (2023 AMPIA Rosie Awards) and BEST SCREENPLAY (2023 Stinger Awards).
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Format: 9-min proof of concept
Audience: 7 - 12 (Youth)
Below the Silent Sky
COSMIC HORROR CREATURE FEATURE
A former Boy Scout and his twin sister are separated at an astrophysics observatory by a creature who hunts with radio waves and must navigate monstrous dangers, as well as human ones, to escape and reunite. (Based one the award-winning short film Strangers.)
Currently in development.
Genre: Cosmic Horror / Science Fiction
Format: 95-minute feature
Audience: 18 - 39, leaning male
Under the Plaza
A FANTASY JOURNEY TO A DARK UNDERGROUND CIRCUS
Set in a vibrant subterranean world, Under the Plaza invites audiences to run away on a fantastic journey to a dark circus where dreams and nightmares become reality.
While investigating her best friend's disappearance, a former dancer discovers a magical circus beneath her city and must compete in Olympic-style games to win their freedom or be trapped underground forever.
Currently in development.
Genre: Urban Fantasy / Adventure / Comedy
Format: 100-minute feature
Audience: 16 - 30, leaning female
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