David J. Buchanan

Owner at We-Co Films
Director and Screenwriter

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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About David

David J. Buchanan is a black Minneapolis-based writer/director whose work includes Rideshare, See You Soon, and the acclaimed feature film, BLACK in Minneapolis (Now on Amazon, iTunes, and Vimeo). A recipient of the 2020 McKnight Media Artist Fellowship, David started his career in documentary filmmaking at 14 years old, and his work includes many localized stories around social justice. At 15, he won the Screenlabs Challenge Audience Award at the Screenwriters’ Workshop, where he developed his screenplays. He has been Top 10% in the Nicholl Academy Fellowship in 2021, Quarterfinalist in Screencraft Fellowship and WeScreenplay in 2022, and Quarterfinalist in Final Drafts’ Big Break in 2013. At 20, he worked on his first commercial project, where he learned about the craft of lighting. Today, he continues to work as a writer and director for his production company We-Co Films.

Gender:
Male

Ethnicity:
African American

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N57 Budget: $100K - $1M | Sci-fi ⋄ Action A genetically engineered humanoid designed to prevent impending war becomes torn between his mission and his inner morality when he crosses paths with a conflicted preacher.
GQ Budget: $5M - $10M | Thriller ⋄ Sci-fi A fashion model falls in love with a god-complex artist and finds herself yielding to the darkest desires of her soul.
My Sister, Selma Budget: $0 - $100K | Drama A drug-addicted woman has to take care of her mentally handicapped sister after their mother's sudden death.

Credits

BLACK in Minneapolis (2018 - 2020)
Film by David J. Buchanan Director A black man begins an uprising after police kill his brother during a routine traffic stop.
What Marilyn Didn't Know (2018)
Film Camera and Electrical Department
Pinebox (2018)
Film Camera and Electrical Department
The House of Tomorrow (2017)
Film Art department
Love Always, Santa (2016)
TV Movie Camera and Electrical Department
The Goodbye (2016)
Film Camera and Electrical Department
Lady Dynamite (2016)
TV Series Miscellaneous Crew
Rideshare (2016)
Film Producer
Food Baby (2015)
Film (Short, Comedy and Drama) Camera and Electrical Department A documentary crew follows Miriam, an eccentric artist who takes pregnancy photography of her bulging stomach after large meals, and along the way discover Miriam's true nature.
Studio Luma (2015)
Television (Comedy and Drama) Camera and Electrical Department Add a Plot »
How 'Bout Now?! (2014)
Film Camera and Electrical Department
The Jingle Dress (2014)
Film (Comedy, Family and Mystery) Camera and Electrical Department John Red Elk hears from his relatives down in Minneapolis that his Uncle Norton is dead and vows to go to the big city to find out what really happened to him. At its heart, "The Jingle Dress" is a contemporary story of a Native American family that moves from their rural home on the reservation in northern Minnesota to the faster paced urban environment of Minneapolis. We follow the Red Elk family as they experience city culture through their unvarnished perspective, as well as gain insight into their Indigenous culture and traditions. Written by William Eigen
Book of James (2012)
Film (Short and Comedy) Producer Add a Plot »
Abstract Art (2012)
Film (Short, Horror, Sci-Fi and Thriller) Sound department Two teens run into a serial killer with an artistic twist.
Hearts Wild (2011)
Film (Short, Drama, Thriller and Western) Camera and Electrical Department Just another day of friends getting together to play some poker. Although the game starts off good and playful it soon turns deadly after one of the player drops his poker face and shows his hand.
See What I Hear (2010)
Film (Short, Drama and Mystery) Camera and Electrical Department A man takes you through his everyday 'boring' life, until a day, his whole world changes.
Lucid Dreams (2010)
Film (Short, Adventure, Fantasy and Mystery) Producer Kronos is a man searching for his life; but only in his dreams, will his true life be revealed.
A Winter Love
Camera and Electrical Department
First Person Plural
Camera and Electrical Department