Black Cat Productions - Chicago

03/19/2026

I HEREBY DECLARE THAT I DO NOT GIVE FACEBOOK OR META MY PERMISSION TO USE ANY OF MY PERSONAL DATA,DATA, PHOTOS OR VIDEOS.

11/05/2024

Please tell me you already voted (I voted a week ago Saturday) OR that you are going to vote tomorrow before the polls close. 🙏🏼🤞🙏🏼🤞🐾🙏🏼🤞🙏🏼 We are all counting on you!

11/04/2024

VERY SPECIAL NIGHT!!
I won an Emmy for EDITING - Chicago Stories - The Outrage of Danny Sotomayor

I seems it’s never too late.

It takes a gaggle of folks ….

Very Special Thanks!!

Daniel Andries
Anna Chadwick Gardner
Shelley Spencer
Yvonne Welbon (for the recommendation!)

Mentors

Chap Freeman
Michael Rabiger

The Team

Rick Delano
Sandra Quinn
Yasmin Rammohan
Mark Anderson
Ken Lumb
Linda Fox
Mike Bania
Kim Mattes
Shuling Yong
Paul Thornton
Mix Kitchen
Paul Brill
Anthony Fleming III

The Activists

Danny Sotomayor!!!!
Lori Cannon
Art Johnston
Victor Salvo
Tracy Baim
Owen Keehnen
Laurie Dittman
Rick Garcia
Billy McMillan
Saundra Johnson
Sharyl Holtzman
Tim Miller
Rafael Gutierrez
Cleve Jones
David Sotomayor
Helen Shiller
Dr. Ross Slotten

10/08/2024

TO MY FORMER STUDENTS
I trust you are registered to vote and staying informed about the importance of this election for all of us.
I vote early and in person at my neighborhood library when it’s not usually very busy. ✅ Have you marked a time on your calendar that works for your schedule?

08/22/2024

To my friends in Santa Ana California. My very good friend’s adult nephew is missing as of last night at 9:30p. Please contact police if you have any information. Thank you!

07/07/2024

I’m very proud of the students from the Editing the Feature class 10 years ago who worked on this documentary!!!

CURATORS OF DIXON SCHOOL: 10 Year Anniversary Screening | IN PERSON
Friday JULY 12 at 7pm. 80 minutes

Buy tickets at chicagofilmmakers.org

Educators and students at Dixon Elementary Public School keep art real in and outside the classroom. Students led by teacher Joy Parham connect history and today's news in spoken word poetry inspired by the school's museum-like art collection. Art happens.

For more info on the film, visit: http://www.curatorsofdixonschool.com

Chicago Filmmakers 50th Anniversary Program

This screening is in celebration of the film’s 10th anniversary premiere at the Black Harvest Film Festival. Chicago Filmmakers served as its fiscal sponsor.

Filmmakers Pamela Sherrod Anderson and Sharon Zurek will be in attendance. Joan Crisler, who started the art collection, will also attend.

A Q&A will follow the screening.

I hope to see you there!!! Z

12/04/2023

Exciting news! MUSHER is now streaming on PBS PASSPORT. Excited to be part of this great creative team. Anu Rana Laurie Little B Rich Nick Nummerdor

"Musher" is a film about the lives of four sled dog racers (mushers) and their dogs.

09/30/2023

https://reelingfilmfest.org/

Shorts: Manifestation
Sunday, October 1, 2023 5:30 PM CDT
Chicago Filmmakers
Shorts Program | 77 mins

Whether it’s building a life together or dismantling one, this trans femme shorts program brings various relationships with family and friends into the spotlight to show what we do for love. REARVIEW is a heartfelt and intimate portrayal of the relationship of Wit and Regina, seen through moments they share in the car. CLOSE UP is an authentic documentary that follows young Moses as they discuss s*x, love, and life in New York City. In DILATING FOR MAXIMUM RESULTS, a black trans woman tries to dilate to hook-up IRL with her online boyfriend in this quirky comedy. In WHERE IS THE FRIEND’S HOME?, two friends share private moments and break silences, seeking to confront unspoken desires. In HONEY & MILK, Grayson and Alice spend a final weekend together to dismantle their domestic life as Grayson embarks on a journey of gender expansion. THE SKETCH is a documentary on art and transgender bodies that mixes drawn art (sketches, scribbling, watercolor paintings) with live footage in a drawing class, which introduces a great discussion on how a body is "drawn" and perceived by others. In THAT’S FAMILY, Lynne and Gloria’s "special date night" is thrown for a loop when dad drops in unexpectedly with some surprising news.

[Reeling 2023: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival] Historic Film Festival, the Second-Longest Running LGBTQIA2S Film Festival: Celebrating Gay, Le***an, Bis*xual, Trans, Inters*x, As*xual, Non-Binary ( Enby ), Gender Fluid, Two-Spirit Q***r Artists & Filmmakers all around the world.

09/04/2023

Calling all D**e Delicious Audience Members! There is a special event coming up this Saturday, September 9th at Le Piano (6970 N Glenwood from 2:00p-6:00p) and I hope you can come out to support Chicago Filmmakers at the 50th Anniversary celebration. The organization gave us a home when we first started our film series and social hour and they continued to host us for 16 years. I'm proud to be one of the honorees at this special event.
Seating is limited to 150 so best to purchase in advance.
For tix and info: https://chicagofilmmakers.org/upcoming-screenings-and-events/chifilm50

12/19/2020

Former editing student Max Drenckpohl color graded Taylor Swift's new video, "willow". Beautiful job Max!

https://www.colum.edu/news-and-events/announcements/2020/columbia-alum-color-grades-taylor-swifts-new-video #.X91uFulKgWp

Former EGC member and CTVA alum Max Drenckpohl ’19 color graded Taylor Swift’s new video, “Willow.” Take a look!