A programmer conducts a painful empathy test on lifelike androids in an attempt to win her mother's approval. Nominated for Best Narrative Short 2019 PAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL Audience Choice WINNER for Best Live Action Film at 2018 ATLANTA SCI-FI
Poster for the film "Oneironaut" featuring a man in a suit suspended upside down. Text reads "Dream as if you'll live forever." Includes a laurel indicating selection for the Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase 2020.
A former boxer gives his last fight against a terminal disease.
"The Night Terror" in red text on a black background.
Silhouette of a person with curly hair, facing sideways, with the word 'SYMPATHY' overlaid in white text.
Promotional poster for the film "Write This..." featuring two people in front of a Hollywood backdrop, with details about the film being an official selection at the Micheaux Film Festival 2024.

FESTIVALS

Logo for The Micheaux Film Festival with stylized text.
Award laurel for Audience Choice Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase 2020
Illustration of a small black outline of a truck with a rectangular body on a white background.
Official selection laurel for Pan African Film Festival 2019 on black background.
Official selection laurel for Emerging Directors at the American Black Film Festival 2018
Official selection laurel for HollyShorts Film Festival 2019.
Blackstar Film Festival 2018 laurels logo

Director’s Show Reel

Watch a compilation of films directed by Christopher Ortega

 
 

Prototype, Watch Now on DUST

A technician conducting empathy tests on androids stumbles across a life-changing secret when an unruly subject complicates her work. 2018 Atlanta Sci-Fi Film Festival Winner.

 

Oneironaut, Watch Now

An art teacher with the ability to lucid dream travels through his dreams to connect with his deceased mother. 2020 Diversity at Cannes Film Festival Selection.

Endless Possibilities