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Pentimenti Productions is a not-for-profit arts organization in the city of Chicago, founded in 2010

02/09/2025

2025 Spotlight (4/4 - )

Amber Nolan — “Tourist Town”

Amber Nolan is a screenwriter and filmmaker from Key West, Florida where she lives aboard a sailboat. The daily struggles of boat life served as the inspiration behind her first short screenplay, “Staying Afloat,” which was produced by Red Baron Films in 2023. Amber focuses on countercultures, people living on the fringe, and her home state of Florida.

“Tourist Town,” is an animated short film inspired by life in the Florida Keys, a longtime hub for creatives. In the film, a group of island misfits and artists are fed up with the tourists. When developers plan to demolish their local bar as part of an expansion project, the locals concoct a harebrained plan to blow up the island’s only bridge, but in doing so, they maroon themselves with the very tourists they resent! Tempers rise as resources dwindle. The comedic film aims to draw attention to the problem of overtourism and how it affects small communities.

29/08/2025

2025 Spotlight (3/4 - .antoine)

Alexandra Antoine — “Quilting Memories of Aline”

Alexandra Antoine is an interdisciplinary visual artist and cultural apprentice based in Chicago, IL. Her work acknowledges the influences of her Haitian culture and interest in portraiture, food, traveling, farming and the deep wisdom involved in traditional artistic practices of the Afrikan diaspora. She honors her ancestors always and is currently growing food in several community gardens on the West side of Chicago.

Using the tradition of oral stories and cultural cuisine, “Quilting Memories of Aline” documents the memories of the filmmaker’s maternal grandmother as told through the lens of her elders. In a family and culture where intimate stories are not always openly shared, food serves as a catalyst for understanding the matriarch of a family.

20/08/2025

2025 Spotlight (2/4 - )

Maya Horton — “My Mother is an Artist”

Maya Horton is a documentary filmmaker and impact producer whose work centers marginalized voices and systems change. She serves on the City of Chicago’s Reparations Task Force and is the director of “My Mother is an Artist,” a film exploring outsider art, trauma, and visibility. Maya also leads community engagement at PBS affiliate WTTW, where she produces public programming that bridges storytelling with civic action.

“My Mother is an Artist” is an intimate portrait of Lajuana Lampkins, a fiercely creative but overlooked artist navigating life on the margins of the art world and society. Through her story, the film examines who gets to be seen, who gets to create, and ultimately — who gets justice. It challenges dominant narratives around legitimacy, labor, and care, centering art as both survival and resistance.

18/08/2025

2025 Spotlight (1/4 - , )

Niya Leigh — “Nexus”

Niya Leigh is a filmmaker and multimedia artist based in New York City. She is the writer and director of the psychological sci-fi short film “Nexus.” Niya aims to create projects with a surrealist edge, integrating the untold stories of the BIPOC community into new mediums. Her films excavate the world through the lens of these unheard voices, satirizing cultural landscapes from both the past and present. As a recent graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Niya has built a community of collaborators across various disciplines to tell stories.

Inspired by the work of Marina Abramović and Alexander McQueen, “Nexus” tells the story of Violet, who uncovers her photographer boyfriend Issak’s infidelity with his new muse, Celeste, causing her world to crumble. Devastated and consumed by jealousy, Violet becomes fixated on Celeste, embarking on a dark journey of obsession. Through the lens of social media, which is personified as “the Void,” Violet interacts with Celeste’s meticulously curated life, stalking her every move and striving to emulate her beauty.

23/04/2025

As part of a jam-packed day of Saturday programming, we’re thrilled to share that “Congregating Creativity,” a short film created by participants in our Making the Short Documentary class at HPAC, will be screening at the First Presbyterian Church on April 26th at 6pm as part of their EXPO week programming. The film surveys the church’s artist residency program, exploring how the history and environment of the church impacts the artists and their work. A post-screening discussion moderated by filmmaker Shiloh Washington will follow. Learn more about this and other First Church programs at the link below!

15/04/2025

Pentimenti presents a special screening in partnership with ! The screening will be held at AMC River East 21 at 5pm on Saturday, April 26th. Seats are available on a first come, first served basis - FREE, but ticketed. Post-screening convo with Westermann writer/director Leslie Buchbinder, Art Institute of Chicago curator Thea Liberty Nichols, and architect Charlie Vinz. Event info in bio.

14/04/2025

Don’t miss at in Fredericksburg, Virginia - Friday, April 18, 5:30PM at ! Tickets in bio.

08/04/2025

We are proud to be sponsors of ’s Spring Showcase 2025!

Registration is now OPEN for Saturday, April 26! Join Mezcla for an afternoon of screenings, moderated discussion, and socializing, celebrating work from Mezcla members through the theme: “Many Faces of Love - Kin & Kindred”

Link in Bio to buy tickets or donate ✨

28/03/2025

This Sunday screens at in Bloomington, IN! Before the film, head over to the of Art from 12:15-12:45pm for a gallery talk and activity related to the museum’s Westermann piece “Cliff,” which was a collaboration between the artist and his wife. This event is free, but registration is required! Link in bio.

27/03/2025

Snaps from our screening at in San Francisco! On the panel is Martha Westermann Renner, Leslie Buchbinder, & Jon Kiefer. The group photo features Martha’s daughters (H.C. Westermann’s nieces) Mary Lu & Janet Renner.

14/03/2025

We are thrilled to announce several upcoming screenings of for the Spring season! Events in bio.

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