GUEST BIO
David Fortune
Writer/Director
Color Book
David Fortune is a writer and director based in Atlanta, Georgia. He was named to Variety’s 2025 Directors to Watch and is a recipient of the AT&T Untold Stories Award, which provided a $1 million grant to direct his feature film, Color Book. In addition to these recognitions, David has also been nominated for the 2025 NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Breakthrough Creative.
David has participated in multiple fellowships, such as the Paramount ViewFinders Directors Program, Netflix - Film Independent Amplifier Fellowship, Big Indie Pictures Fellowship, and the Village Roadshow Emerging Talent Program.
His short film Us was selected as a winner of the Netflix Content Creator’s Program, while his film Shoebox, produced through the Indeed - Hillman Grad’s Rising Voices Program, was acquired and distributed by Amazon Studios. As a writer and director, he seeks to capture universal connections within marginalized communities while shedding light on the intimate human experiences.
David has participated in multiple fellowships, such as the Paramount ViewFinders Directors Program, Netflix - Film Independent Amplifier Fellowship, Big Indie Pictures Fellowship, and the Village Roadshow Emerging Talent Program.
His short film Us was selected as a winner of the Netflix Content Creator’s Program, while his film Shoebox, produced through the Indeed - Hillman Grad’s Rising Voices Program, was acquired and distributed by Amazon Studios. As a writer and director, he seeks to capture universal connections within marginalized communities while shedding light on the intimate human experiences.