Steven Oritt started off directing music videos and commercials and moved into documentaries with his feature-length debut, American Native (2014), earning three Best Director/Documentary Awards on the international film festival circuit. He then launched James Lucy Productions, which is currently developing an episodic series for AMC Networks. Steven also recently completed his follow-up documentary, Accidental Climber (2020), in addition to his feature film debut, My Name Is Sara (2019).