David J. Buchanan

David J. Buchanan is a Minneapolis-based writer/director whose work includes Rideshare, See You Soon, and the acclaimed feature film, Black in Minneapolis. David started his career in documentary filmmaking at fourteen years old, and his work includes many localized stories around social justice. At fifteen, he won the Screenlabs Challenge Audience Award at Screenwriters’ Workshop, where he developed his screenplays. At twenty, he worked on his first commercial project, where he learned about the craft of lighting. He has written over 15+ feature films, 35+ shorts, worked on 300+ docs, 100+ commercials, and 20+ feature films. David is a 2020 McKnight Media Artist Fellow.