DeWitt is a man with impeccable vision, and commitment for the cinematic arts. He is a man with a passion for film and grandiose cinematic storytelling that crosses between big budget Hollywood and thought provoking independent cinema. His writing style brilliantly bridges the two mediums together that displays a campfire storytelling that consumes our consciences and leaves us with valuable images that will pass down through generations to come.DeWitt was born in the projects of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania during the summer of 1971. He has a younger brother and five other step brothers. DeWitt always had a passion for the arts since birth. And his passion was given confidence when his mother took him to see George Lucas’ Star Wars during the summer of 76. This film had such a significant impact of his life; immediately after the film his mother and father helped his plight for his new found love. His first stop was the library reading the works of established filmmakers such as Oscar Micheaux, Alfred Hitchcock, Paul Robeson, Rod Sterling, the acting talents of Hattie McDaniel, Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Cicely Tyson, to name a few. The two filmmakers that captured his vision the most were the works of Rod Sterling and Alfred Hitchcock. The bizarre and mysterious always attracted him since he was always ostracized from his peers for his passion for the arts. DeWitt could never find a position of acceptance within his peers because of his lack of athletic, and musical talents in his urban setting. DeWitt never let that stop him. He wanted and still wants to be the first filmmaker of color to broaden urban America’s choices of entertainment. DeWitt always addresses this point with the accomplishments of the Harlem Renaissance. “We are more than just music. We are also painters, sculptors, authors, actors, philosophers, directors, etc. We are the first choice of artists in world history. Therefore why should we be apprehensive about exploring all of our gifts? The European world does not enslave us. We are our own prisons.”When DeWitt was 16 he had his chance to experience storytelling with cameras. His best friend’s dad had a brand new expensive camcorder. DeWitt pleaded with his dad to make his first film. His first film was a martial arts comedic homage to Hollywood Shuffle, Enter the Dragon, and I’m Gonna Get You Sucka. He gathered all the boys and girls in the neighborhood and shot at his dream since childhood. The film was a disaster and was never completed. DeWitt’s passion never died. He took that love to the military. During the Desert Storm tour is when he discovered time and his vision. After the war he purchased video equipment and made short films for the soldiers for money. He left the Army, and entered film school at Point Park College. DeWitt was saturated with film history and theory discovering the theoretical experts of Andre’ Bazin, Sergei M. Eisenstein, Oscar Micheaux, and Orson Welles. These artists’ accomplishments helped him design the vision that he uses today. After film school he moved to Atlanta chasing the musical video explosion. Worked as a PA, grip, gaffer, etc or whatever he could get his hands on. He had a major family change and he discovered the Peoples Film Company. The CEO Bobby Peoples was so impressed with his vision that he brought him aboard with the Peoples Film Company helping Bobby develop, write, direct, and shoot projects.

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