David Dean is a screenwriter focusing on fantasy and science-fiction stories of high weirdness. His scripts often feature marginalized characters enduring hardship and finding their power.

His supernatural western feature VOICELESS was a 2025 PAGE Gold Prize Winner.

His sci-fi short DISPLACEMENT was a 2025 AFF Semifinalist.

Originally from England, David now resides in Colorado.

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In his lifetime, he suffered from unreality, as do so many Englishmen.

— Jorge Luis Borges