Nick Cooke

Películas

Anatolian Leopard
Cinematography
At Turkey’s oldest zoo, a lonely manager and a neglected female officer form an unlikely bond: as they hide the death of the zoo’s oldest inhabitant, an Anatolian leopard, in order to stop the privatization process and fake its escape, they set in motion an absurd charade that spins out of control. In Turkey’s grey and quiet capital, the ghost of the leopard persists.
The War Below
Director of Photography
Durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, un grupo de mineros británicos son reclutados para hacer un túnel debajo de la tierra de nadie y colocar bombas desde debajo del frente alemán con la esperanza de romper el mortal punto muerto de la Batalla de Messines.
Limbo
Director of Photography
Una observación poco convencional de los refugiados que esperan ser asilados en una remota isla escocesa ficticia. Se centra en Omar, un joven músico sirio que está agobiado por el peso del oud de su abuelo, que ha llevado desde su tierra natal.
Make Up
Director of Photography
Ruth se reúne con su novio en el parque de caravanas donde él trabaja. Llevan tres años juntos, pero la estancia en este resort de vacaciones fuera de temporada hace tambalear el deseo de la protagonista. Claire Oakley parte del realismo social para trasladarnos, poco a poco, a un territorio más próximo al fantástico a través de una puesta en escena de contornos surrealistas que otorga una dimensión desolada y amenazante a este lugar perdido de Cornualles donde Ruth se replantea su identidad.
Responsible Child
Director of Photography
Ray, a twelve-year-old boy, must confront the British legal system when he is accused of murder.
An Everyday Act
Director of Photography
With one terrible act, 12 year old Eric leaves his childhood behind in a bid to help his family survive.
The Octopus Nest
Director of Photography
When a family discover a mysterious woman in the back of seven years' worth of their photos, the wife's search for the truth leads her to question the life she's been living.
The Sky Is Pink
Director of Photography
Cuenta la historia real de la oradora motivacional Aisha Chaudhary, que falleció en 2015, cuando sólo tenía 18 años.
Making Noise Quietly
Director of Photography
Three stories of strangers meeting on the edge of war. A conscientious objector and a roaming artist find tenderness as the carnage of the Second World War unfolds across the English Channel. A bereaved mother struggles with bitterness and love in recollecting her estranged son, lost in the Falklands. Deep in the Black Forest of Germany, an ageing holocaust survivor seeks to bring peace to disturbed young boy and his equally wild stepfather.
Pond Life
Cinematography
A group of young friends and neighbours come together for a fishing expedition after rumours spread of a giant carp in the area. In a world of broken families, cassette tapes and rumbling political fever, these friends, each with their own struggles to bear, share a moment of harmony.
Only the Lonely
Cinematography
When Elspeth Morris, 70, loses her beloved husband George, life becomes intolerable. Increasingly surrounded by people she has nothing in common with, she feels utterly alienated, abandoned and alone until circumstances lead to an unlikely friendship with her neighbour, Gurmeet.
Pikadero
Director of Photography
Incapaces de volar del nido por la crisis económica que castiga a España, una joven pareja sin recursos tiene problemas para consumar su recién empezada relación en casa de sus padres. A medida que su desesperación por hacer el amor crece, y sin dinero para poder pagarse un hotel, se ven forzados a buscar lugares públicos usados por jóvenes para encuentros sexuales, popularmente conocidos como picaderos. Pero las cosas nunca son tan fáciles como parecen, y su relación es puesta a prueba a medida que intentan liberarse de las cadenas de una economía que se desmorona.
Real Gods Require Blood
Director of Photography
Manchester, 1990. On a troubled estate, Alice is roped into babysitting for her neighbour, whose children claim to feed a nightly visitor from Hell. Between gangland tensions, local superstition and drug withdrawal, Alice must decide whether to abandon her new wards or stay the night.
Butterfly Kisses
Director of Photography
We follow Jake and his two best friends, Kyle and Jarred through a world distorted by sex and porn. All three are trying to find their way in a complex world. They all have their demons, but Jake’s secret is one that he must keep to himself.
Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II
Camera Operator
El 6 de diciembre de 1995, tres pandilleros de Essex fueron brutalmente asesinados a sangre fría. Ahora estamos a principios de 1997 y quienquiera que haya matado a los tres hombres aún no ha sido llevado ante la justicia. Un asociado de los hombres, que aún lamenta la pérdida de sus amigos, está convencido de que es solo cuestión de tiempo antes de que él sea el próximo. Para él, la única salida es volver a entrar y ascender en la escala criminal. Cuanto más asciende, más violentos se vuelven los trabajos, y su búsqueda de poder se convierte en una obsesión. Con la vida y la familia en juego, ¿podrá mantener los nervios controlados una última vez para salir con vida?
Patata Tortilla
Cinematography
A short film teaser for the feature film Pikadero. Ane and Gorka travel to a sex hotel in the mountains in order to consummate their relationship. However, things are never as easy as they seem and they end up questioning the meaning of their fledgling relationship.
The Hidden Subject
Director of Photography
Alfred carries during the end of his life only the automatic traffic of his routine where time escapes his control and all he has left are the lives of others and a drawer of memories.
Morning
Director of Photography
Mary's (Eileen Walsh) morning is interrupted by a stranger (Johnny Harris) who causes her to confront what she has been hiding from.
The Mass of Men
Director of Photography
Richard, an unemployed 55-year-old, arrives 3 minutes late for his appointment at a job centre. An advisor, stifled by the limits of the system she works in, has no choice but to penalise him for his tardiness.
The End of an Era
Consulting Editor
Human extinction is almost impossible to imagine, but the notion is never far away in environmental debates. This animation takes an insect eye view to explore these deeply troubling themes with wit and generosity.