Don Hooper

Don performed at a SpeakTogether student matinee on December 12, 2023, at Fordham High School for the Arts in The Bronx speaking on the theme, “I Was Born This Way.”

Don P. Hooper is a writer and filmmaker of Jamaican heritage (and a programmer in a former life). His short story Got Me a Jet Pack is part of the New York Times bestselling anthology Black Boy Joy. His directing work has been featured in the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, the New York City Horror Film Festival, the New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival (award winner), and more. He does voice-over in video games and documentaries. True True is his debut novel.

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