Dorothy works across narrative, documentary and theatrical modes of filmmaking to explore subjects such as community resistance, living with mental illness and disability, and the criminal justice system. Her collaborative approach to filmmaking is often inspired by her protagonists' lived experiences. 

She has a particular interest in blurring the line between performance and reality, and is founding member of Breach Theatre, and associate artist of Kestrel Theatre, who run theatre and film workshops in prisons.

Her work has screened at festivals including London Film Festival, Hot Docs, Clermont Ferrand, Palm Springs, Doc NYC, and Sheffield DocFest, and on news and broadcast channels including PBS, Guardian Documentaries and the BBC. She has been awarded Best UK Short at Open City Doc Festival and 16 Days 16 Films, a Special Mention at Oberhausen, Grand Prix at Arts Convergence, shortlisted for a Grierson, and received multiple Vimeo Staff Picks. 

She was director's assistant on Kaos (Netflix), directed 2nd Unit on Rye Lane (Searchlight), and was selected to take part in Network @LFF in 2022. She’s an accomplished commercials director, working with Common People in the UK and Skunk in the US, and is represented by Jessica Stewart at Independent for Film and TV. She’s currently developing her debut feature, supported by Doc Society.