Christopher Ortiz(VI)
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
A New York City native, I've been screenwriting and script consulting since college, where I also started my background in freelance film criticism for websites. I've also been a judge for NYISA (New York International Screenplay Awards) since 2018. Now as a filmmaker, I make action-dramas that tend to have familial contexts in my work, such as sins of the parent, denial and sibling turmoil. Corruption, spy-thriller and police elements are also favorites.
I've been hired for script gigs such as adapting the novels "Private Dancer" and Tunnel Rats" by Stephen Leather. All sorts of influences challenge me to blend emotional and hard-hitting drama with action, imagination and a healthy payoff. From short films, our classic features and franchises, to video games and true life stories, my biggest influences stem from the heartwarming Nickelodeon shows and classic films I grew up with in the 1990s, which developed my sense of integrity, moral absolutism and honor and sacrifice in my work.
I've been hired for script gigs such as adapting the novels "Private Dancer" and Tunnel Rats" by Stephen Leather. All sorts of influences challenge me to blend emotional and hard-hitting drama with action, imagination and a healthy payoff. From short films, our classic features and franchises, to video games and true life stories, my biggest influences stem from the heartwarming Nickelodeon shows and classic films I grew up with in the 1990s, which developed my sense of integrity, moral absolutism and honor and sacrifice in my work.
