Christian Ortega

Christian Ortega

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Biography

Christian has had a diverse and extensive career spanning over a decade, working in various roles such as Director, Director of Photography, Actor, and Producer.

In the realm of documentary investigation series, Christian has field directed numerous projects, including "Contact" for Discovery Plus, "Expedition Bigfoot Season 5 and 6" for an undisclosed network, "Infamy" for VH1, "Cry Wolf" for Discovery Investigations, and "Booze Traveler" for Travel.

Within the past two years, Christian has also collaborated with producer Ken Sanders as Second-Unit Director for three feature-length thrillers for Lifetime.

In addition to his work as a director, Christian has served as Director of Photography for nine feature-length films across various streaming services, including Lifetime, Tubi, and BET.

Throughout his career, Christian has also worked as a Director of Photography on a wide range of projects, from run and gun documentaries for Nat Geo, History, and Discovery, to fourteen-camera live style programming for GSN.

Aside from his behind-the-scenes experience, Christian is a skilled actor with over 6,000 hours of training in the Meisner technique under Master Acting Teacher Robert X. Modica. He has also studied the Lee-Strasberg Method acting technique during his time in Los Angeles.

Christian has performed on-stage as an actor in NYC and has a strong passion for his craft.

Most recently, Christian has partnered with his producer/wife Roberta Setzu to form Alenu Entertainment. Together, they have completed their first feature-length film "You Shouldn’t Have Let Me In" for Tubi and are currently in production on their second film.

Biography:

Christian has had a broad and extensive career spanning over a decade, working in various roles such as Director, Director of Photography, Actor, and Producer.