David Derrick Jr.

David G. Derrick Jr. is an American film director and storyboard artist. He is best known for his work at The [Walt Disney Company|Disney], including co-directing Moana 2.

Early life and education

Derrick attended University of Utah from 1998 to 2000, where he studied fine arts, later studied animation in California Institute of the Arts from 2001 to 2004.

Career

Derrick began working as a storyboard artist at DreamWorks Animation, such as Flushed Away, Bee Movie, How to Train Your Dragon, Megamind, and Rise of the Guardians, before leaving DreamWorks and joining Walt [Disney Animation Studios] to continued as a storyboard artist for Moana, Raya and the Last Dragon, Encanto and Strange World.
He made his directorial debut with the sequel to Moana, Moana 2, alongside Jason Hand, and Dana Ledoux Miller.