JOHN COONEY
Screenwriter.
“Dragfox”
Short Film (Stop Motion Animated Musical)
“Sam's search for identity gets interrupted by a mysterious neighbourhood fox. Together they embark on a magical journey to the attic to discover the things they might have in common, and how to celebrate the ways in which they differ.”
Winner of the Special Jury Award Student Bafta.
“NAJA”
Short VFX Film (Fantasy Drama)
An Inuit child must confront the death of her father when a bear spirit leads her ill mother into the forest.
“Bubble Boy”
Produced.
Short Film (Stop Motion Animated Musical)
An overstressed, single mother struggles to find a way to communicate with her young, non-verbal, autistic son.
“Wake”
Produced.
Short Play (Black Comedy)
Two estranged brothers, and the stoned parish priest, uncover the depths of their shared trauma minutes before their father’s funeral.
“Bongo’s Big Adventure”
Produced.
Short Film (Children’s Puppet-Musical)
A little honeybadger called Bongo as he learns that it’s not about making mistakes, but rather how we get back up again.
Produced.
Audio Play (Sci-Fi Comedy Thriller)
Set inside an Ikea in the not-too-distant future, a shopper in an unhappy marriage is forced to relive her marriage’s worst moments by an AI shopping assistant who claims they’re only here to help.
“Welcome To Your Wonderous New Life”
Unproduced/ In Development
“The Flynn Family Wake”
Feature Film - Black Comedy
A Neo-Pagan trying to repair his emotionally impotent family during the wake of his father in stuffy, anal, rural Ireland.
“Into National Waters”
Feature Film - Coming-of-Age Comedy
When Tadgh learns that his birth father is not only alive, but dying, he runs way from his adoptive home and treks across Ireland in order to see him before it’s too late.
“Balls to the Wall”
TV Series - Young Adult
Following his mother’s death during a championship match, a teen football prodigy rekindles his passion for life through playing professional table-football.
“Initiative”
Animated TV Series - Fantasy Comedy
A trio of young adults fall into a world of sword and sorcery when a portal opens in their kitchen table during a game of Dungeons & Dragons.
“Absolute Magnitude”
Animated TV Series - Sci-Fi Adventure
When deadbeat rockstar Sophie Supernova loses all her gig equipment to a gang of Space Bikers, she teams up with Charlie, a teen scavenger, in order to restore her confidence, her equipment, and learn what it truly means to be in a band.
“Twice As Many Stars”
Animated Feature - Magic Realism
A two-headed calf is born on a small rural farm, and 12-year old Thomas is determined that she lives to see the next sunrise. Running away from home, Thomas’ father isn’t the only one chasing him, and this two-headed calf holds more magic than meets the eyes.
“Pannik”
Feature - Comedy Thriller
In 2011, there was a “butter crisis” in Norway. No butter came in or out of the country. A handful of brave/stupid individuals made a business out of illegally smuggling butter across the Swedish border into the country. This story is about two such idiots.
Further work includes:
“UNDERGROUND” – Cyberpunk TV Series, Adapted from Luc Besson’s Subways (1985)
“THE RED FLAG” – Historical Irish Comedy Feature
“THE UNPARALLELED ADVENTURE OF ONE HANS PFAALL” – Stage Musical
“DITCHES” – Family Thriller TV Series
“ISLE OF THEM” – WWII Prisoner Of War Trans Feature
“THE JEALOUS WALL” – Gothic Horror Feature
“CAMP MISFIT” – Summer Camp Comedy Feature
John Cooney
Screenwriter
My name is John Cooney, and I'm a screenwriter based between both Ireland and the UK. I’m a graduate of Ireland’s National Film School and of the UK’s National Film and Television School - specialising in screenwriting in both.
I specialise in crafting genre pieces, high-concept stories, animated films, and sitcom TV pilots.
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Email: info@cassette.ie or johnpatrickcooney@gmail.com