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Who We Are

Writer-Director Christopher Ortega founded Ortega Cinema with the vision to create the an artistic production studio shaping the possibilities of tomorrow.

Ortega most recently directed and produced the magical realism short film about lucid dreaming called Oneironaut  executive produced by and starring Brandon P. Bell from the Netflix series Dear White People.

After studying Finance at Morehouse College (2013) and Film & Television Production at USC School of Cinematic Arts (2017) he was awarded the Edward Troutner Scholarship for exemplary accomplishments in Cinematography.

His award winning Afro-futuristic Sci-fi short film Prototype has played in nine festivals around North America winning the Atlanta Sci-Fi Film Festival’s Audience Award for Best Live Action Short-film in 2018.


FESTIVALS

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“We strive to make the best grounded speculative fiction films for theatrical, digital, and non-traditional platforms ."

-Our Mission

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We are forward thinking production studio that explores the wonder of the endless possibilities that lie ahead. 

— Our Vision