Phil Cooke

Cooke Pictures
Producer and Director

Los Angeles, California

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About Phil

An internationally known writer and speaker, Phil Cooke has actually produced media programming in more than 60 countries around the world. In the process, has been shot at, survived two military coups, fallen out of a helicopter, and in Africa, been threatened with prison. And during that time – through his company Cooke Pictures in Burbank, California – he’s helped some of the largest nonprofit organizations and leaders in the world use the media to tell their story in a changing, disrupted culture.

Phil was Executive Producer of “Let Hope Rise – the Hillsong Movie” released to theaters nationwide in 2016, and Producer of “The Insanity of God” a feature documentary that premiered nationwide as a Fathom Event. According to former CNN journalist Paula Zahn, Phil is rare – a working producer in Hollywood with a Ph.D. in Theology. He’s appeared on NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, Fox News, and his work has been profiled in the New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal.

His book “Jolt!: Get the Jump on a World That’s Constantly Changing.” shares his secrets of making today’s culture of disruption and change work for you. “One Big Thing: Discovering What You Were Born to Do” helps you find the great purpose and calling for your life – and was named by the Washington Post as one of the Top Five Business Books for 2012. His new book is “Unique: Telling Your Story in the Age of Brands and Social Media.”

philaboutpageHe’s lectured at universities like Yale, University of California at Berkeley, UCLA, and is an adjunct professor at the King’s University in Los Angeles. In addition to writing his blog at , he also blogs for The Huffington Post, and has been a contributor to Fast Company, , , and .

Phil has been a long time member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in Hollywood, The Producers Guild of America, and is a member of the Board of Directors for Image Journal.

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Hillsong: Let Hope Rise (2016)
Film (Documentary, Family and Music) Producer Capturing the on-stage energy and off-stage hearts of the Australia-based band Hillsong UNITED, HILLSONG - LET HOPE RISE is a new motion-picture genre: the theatrical worship experience. The film explores Hillsong's humble beginnings and astonishing rise to prominence as an international church whose songs are sung every Sunday by more than 50 million people worldwide.
The Insanity of God (2016)
Film (Documentary) Producer Based on the best selling book by Nik Ripken, The Insanity of God is the personal and lifelong journey of an ordinary couple from rural Kentucky who thought they were going on just your ordinary missionary pilgrimage, but discovered it would be anything but. After spending over six hard years doing relief work in Somalia, and experiencing life where it looked like God had turned away completely and He was clueless about the tragedies of life.
Thou Shalt Laugh 4 (2009)
Film (Documentary and Comedy) Producer Six Christian comedians get together to have a laugh. Hosted by John Tish.
Thou Shalt Laugh 3 (2008)
Video (Comedy) Producer Sinbad hosts Thou Shalt Laugh 3, which features Christian stand up comedians providing family friendly entertainment.
The Better Hour (2008)
Film (Documentary) Producer The Better Hour is the story of a man who, inspired by faith, used his political and social influence to change the world for the better. At the beginning of the 19th century, almost a third of the British economy depended on the trade of human beings. William Wilberforce was determined to end this horrific practice, by persuading both Parliament and British society to abolish slavery in the British Empire. Written by Anonymous
Thou Shalt Laugh the Deuce (2007)
Video (Comedy) Director Tim Conway hosts 5 of America's funniest Christian comedians. Looking for funny? Your prayers have been answered.
Thou Shalt Laugh (2006)
Video (Comedy) Director Seven of the funniest Christian Comedians on earth, and hosted by two-time Emmy Award winner, Patricia Heaton.
The Bridge (2004)
Film (Short and Drama) Director A young married couple with a baby. The husband when 11 years old was rescued by the fire department and now want to give back by becoming a fire fighter but his wife say he's not allowed but changes her mind on his birthday
Good Entertainment, with Michael Medved (2001)
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Millennium Chorus: The Greatest Story Ever Sung (2000)
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The Omega Code (1999)
Film (Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi and 1 More) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Ancient codes hidden within the Torah reveal the secrets of global events, past (i.e., Hitler, the Kennedy assassination, the Gulf War), present, and future. One man (York) is after the Code, seeking the power to change the world as we know it... for the worse. Another (Van Dien) seeks the truth, risking his life and everything he stands for in order to stop him. Written by Anonymous
Run Baby Run (1998)
Video (Documentary) Producer The explosive, inspiring and true story of a savage street fighter who turned his life around fallowing a conversion to Christianity. He felt God's call, and acted upon it, to take the message of Jesus Christ to teenage gangs all over America and beyond. Written by Anonymous