In 2010, Dewey Ortiz Jr co-founded DK Filmworks with the goal of changing the perception of African-Americans in cinema. The following year, Dewey began writing Comeuppance, a short screenplay about small-town greed and corruption. Dewey subsequently directed and executive produced the film which was featured at several film festivals.
In 2015, Dewey began developing The Runaways, a powerful short that follows abused and neglected teenagers as they gather the courage to escape their tumultuous lives. The Runaways wrapped post-production in early 2019, and will be screened at festivals throughout the year.
While developing The Runaways, Dewey created Survivor Stories, a four-part docu-series that highlights survivors of domestic abuse. In the summer of 2017, Survivor Stories won Best Web Series at the inaugural DC Black Film Festival, and has been streamed over 100,000 times.
Presently, Dewey is writing two feature-length screenplays, and developing a feature-length documentary.