Andrew G. Cooper
Filmmaker | Theatre Creator | Puppeteer | Screenwriter
Screenwriting
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.
Currently in development with Solaris Film Productions.
Genre: Thriller / Science Fiction / Horror
Format: 100 minute feature
Audience: 20 - 40 year olds, skewing 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 with Thousand Year Films.
Genre: Urban Fantasy / Adventure / Comedy
Format: 110 minute-feature
Audience: 16 - 30, leaning female
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.
Nominated for BEST SCREENWRITER (2023 AMPIA Rosie Awards) and BEST SCREENPLAY (2023 Stinger Awards).
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Format: 10 episodes x 22 minutes
Audience: 7 - 12 (Youth)
Laketown
A CANADIAN MYSTERY OF COSMIC HORROR AND ARCANE MAGIC
Monsters are being drawn into our world and a group of young adults in a lakeside vacation town need to put a stop to them.
The discovery of a boy's cryptic death throws a lakeside vacation town into a panic. When it becomes clear supernatural forces are involved, an inquisitive college student enlists her friends to unravel the mystery of primeval monstrosities before they tear the community apart
Genre: Mystery / Supernatural Horror / Drama
Format: 8 episodes x 60 minutes
Audience: 16 - 30 (Teens and Young Adults)
Clockwork Capers
A MAGICAL HEIST IN A RENAISSANCE FANTASY WORLD
After an affluent duchess hires them, a ragtag theatre company (that's definitely NOT a thieves' guild) must overcome imperial hunters, clockwork monstrosities, and forbidden magic to pull off their biggest heist yet…and possibly save the kingdom from impending war while they're at it.
Genre: Heist / Fantasy / Adventure
Format: 30-minute animated comedy
Audience: 12 - 17 (Teens)
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