Bruce D Cooke
Bruce D Cooke
Adjunct Faculty
Digital Video Production & Post-Production; Film Studies
Bruce Cooke
Filmmaker/Educator
Bruce Cooke is an award winning filmmaker - Producer, Director, Writer & Editor - with over 30 years of experience in film and digital video production.
Bruce has produced, directed and written numerous one-hour, prime-time programs for Discovery Communications. He has directed Hollywood stars like Alec Baldwin, Louis Gosset, Jr., Angela Lansbury and Sam Waterston. His corporate and non-profit clients include Federal Express, MasterCard International, Marriott, Capital One, PBS, National Wildlife Federation and the American Red Cross.
Along the way, he has garnered numerous industry awards for his work including Gold Medals from the New York, Chicago and Houston Film Festivals, multiple CineGolden Eagles and Golden Reels from the International Television Association and an International Monitor Award for Best Director, with two other nominations.
Bruce has taught as Adjunct Faculty at the college undergraduate and graduate level for over 20 years. The schools include American University, The Art Institute of Washington and George Mason University.
Bruce received a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in The Program of Liberal Studies and a Masters Degree in Film & Video Production from the American University, where he was name the “Outstanding Graduate Student in Visual Media.”
Selected Publications
Selected Credits Co-Producer/Director/Writer
TELEVISION
America's Haunted Houses (52:00)
Discovery Channel
Day After D-Day (48:00)
The Military Channel
FitTeam Power Hour (48:00)
Discovery Health Channel
Featuring: USA Womens Olympic soccer team
Hollywood Haunts(52:00)
Discovery Channel
Secret Mission At Dien Bien Phu(48:00)
Discovery Wings Channel
The Search For Missing Persons(52:00)
Discovery Channel
Stories From The ER(52:00)
Discovery Channel
Skeptical Inquirer Science Shorts (5 x 3:00)
Discovery Science Channel
Starring: William B. Davis of The X-Files
American Red Cross Holiday Music Spectacular
Doc Features (9 x 3:00)
Expanded Publication List
Courses Taught
COMM 364 Videography
COMM 397 Lighting
Education
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana
1973 – 1977 BA - The Program of Liberal Studies
American University
Washington, DC
1982 MA - Film & Video Production
Graduate Fellowship
Named “The Outstanding Graduate Student in Visual Media”
In the Media
Selected Awards
ITS Monitor Award for Best Director (2 other nominations)
National ITVA Golden Reels (2)
Gold Camera Awards (2) -- U. S. Film & Video Festival
Gold Awards (3) -- Houston International Film Festival
Gold Medal -- New York Film Festival
Gold Medal -- Chicago International Film Festival
Cine Golden Eagles (multiple)
Over 20 Silver and Bronze Awards
