Department of English

David Fortune is a writer and director from Atlanta, Georgia. He was named to Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch (2025) and is a Sundance Institute - Walt Disney Company Artist Fellow (2026). He is also a recipient of the AT&T Untold Stories Award, which provided a $1 million grant to direct his debut feature, Color Book. The film premiered at the Tribeca Festival (2024) and was acquired by Netflix. In addition, David was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Creative and was named one of MovieMaker Magazine's 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2026.