Ryan Kyle Coogler ( born May 23 , 1986 ) is an American film director , producer , and screenwriter . His first feature film , '' Fruitvale Station '' ( 2013 ) , won the top audience and grand jury awards in the U.S. dramatic competition at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival . He has since co-written and directed the seventh film in the '' Rocky '' series , '' Creed '' ( 2015 ) , and the Marvel film '' Black Panther '' ( 2018 ) , the latter of which broke numerous box office records and became the highest-grossing film of all time by a black director
2013 Sundance Film Festival
2013 Sundance Film Festival
Ryan Coogler