Dewey Ortiz Jr.

Dewey A. Ortiz, Jr. co-founded DK Filmworks in 2010 with the goal of changing the perception of African-Americans in cinema. His series Survivor Stories, which features four courageous D.C. women who have survived domestic abuse, won Best Web Series at the 2017 D.C. Black Film Festival. In addition to directing our living stories, Mr. Ortiz is also an imaginative writer. He wrote, directed and executive produced his first narrative short, Comeuppance which screened at several festivals in 2014, and is available for streaming on Amazon and KweliTV. In February 2019, Mr. Ortiz completed The Runaways, a powerful short filmed in D.C. and PG County, MD, that follows abused and neglected teenagers as they gather the courage to escape their tumultuous lives. The Runaways enjoyed a successful film run that culminated in ten festival appearances and one best film award. It is available for streaming on KweliTV.