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“Color Book” Debuts on Netflix, Honors Down Syndrome Father-Son Outing

6/20/2026

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Fortune Releases Colorbook

Director David Fortune released his feature film “Color Book” on Netflix and in limited theatrical release on June 19, 2026.
A $1 million AT&T prize in 2024 funded production, secured a Tribeca Film Festival premiere, and a $30,000 Film Independent Amplifier Fellowship grant aided development.
Shot in black-and-white, the film follows father Lucky and his son Mason, a boy with Down Syndrome, on a day-long baseball outing in Atlanta.

Summary

Lucky's Fracturing Patience

The film reveals that Lucky’s wife and Mason’s mother Tammy died in a car accident, a backstory the plot never explores.
Fortune uses a documentary-like style that lingers on moments such as Lucky teaching Mason to say “purple.”
Critics note clichés like a broken-down car and a train scene where Lucky briefly loses Mason after dozing.
When Mason acts defiant, Lucky’s patience quickly erodes, exposing tension in their father-son relationship.

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Fortune Releases Colorbook

Director David Fortune released his feature film “Color Book” on Netflix and in limited theatrical release on June 19, 2026.
A $1 million AT&T prize in 2024 funded production, secured a Tribeca Film Festival premiere, and a $30,000 Film Independent Amplifier Fellowship grant aided development.
Shot in black-and-white, the film follows father Lucky and his son Mason, a boy with Down Syndrome, on a day-long baseball outing in Atlanta.

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