Daniel Kokotajlo (born 1980 or 1981) [1] is a British film writer and director. [2] He has also used the name Dan P. K. Smyth. [3] [4]
He wrote and directed the 2017 film Apostasy, which reflects his own experience of growing up as a Jehovah's Witness, [5] and the 2023 film Starve Acre, based on Andrew Michael Hurley's novel of the same name. [6]
Apostasy won the Writers' Guild of Great Britain award for "Best First Screenplay", [7] and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer in 2018, [8] and for six British Independent Film Awards (BIFA). [9]
Kokotajlo has a BA (2003) in textiles and fine art from Manchester Metropolitan University and an MA (2010) from the University of Westminster in screenwriting and film production. [10]
Daniel Kokotajlo (born 1980 or 1981) [1] is a British film writer and director. [2] He has also used the name Dan P. K. Smyth. [3] [4]
He wrote and directed the 2017 film Apostasy, which reflects his own experience of growing up as a Jehovah's Witness, [5] and the 2023 film Starve Acre, based on Andrew Michael Hurley's novel of the same name. [6]
Apostasy won the Writers' Guild of Great Britain award for "Best First Screenplay", [7] and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer in 2018, [8] and for six British Independent Film Awards (BIFA). [9]
Kokotajlo has a BA (2003) in textiles and fine art from Manchester Metropolitan University and an MA (2010) from the University of Westminster in screenwriting and film production. [10]