A graduate of Morehouse College (B.F.A) and Loyola Marymount University's School of Film and Television (M.F.A), David Fortune has participated in numerous directing fellowships such as the ViacomCBS - ViewFinders Emerging Directors Program, Village Roadshow Emerging Talent Program, Loyola Marymount University Incubator Lab, Indeed/Hillman Grad's Rising Voices Directing Program and was named the winner of the Netflix Content Creator's Program for his film "Us".

In addition to these accolades, David finished as a finalist under The Wrap's Shortlist for his film, Z - Man, and was named the winner of the Urbanworld Film Festival's Young Creators Showcase, for his dramatic short, Laced. As a writer/director, David desire to shed a light of hope to communities hidden in darkness through the art of visual storytelling and cinema.