Made in Chicago. Owned by the people who make it.
An independent Chicago production company built on one idea: the people who make the work should own it.
Built in Chicago, on purpose.
CynCity develops original scripts, shoots on location across the city and takes its work to audiences on its own terms. Messy Lola, our first series, took the model to streaming. Fried Catfish, our first feature, is next.
We run a teaching set. Emerging Chicago actors and crew work next to industry veterans, and leave with credits, footage and relationships that keep them working.
The people behind the camera.
We develop and own our scripts, so the story stays with the people who tell it.
Emerging Chicago talent works next to industry veterans, on real days, with real call times.
We pick our partners and platforms, and we keep the work in front of the audience it was made for.
Cynthia Kaye McWilliams
Actor and producer. After two decades on screen, from Prison Break and Real Husbands of Hollywood to Average Joe, she came home to Chicago and founded CynCity to build work she owns. She stars in Messy Lola and Fried Catfish.
