About
Former horsegirl and current grownup gay lady, Whitney Chitwood (she/they) is a Chicago based writer, director, and comedian who was raised by two theatre owner/director parents in small-town Illinois. Prior to moving behind the camera full time, Whit toured nationally as a headlining standup and her debut album "THE BAKERY CASE" premiered at #1 on iTunes and Top 10 on the BILLBOARD COMEDY CHARTS.
Currently, Whit's queer anti-western TV series KID is in development with Anarchists United (Lilly Wachowski) and her short film SAM WANTS HER SWEATER BACK! is in pre-production with Full Spectrum Features after raising 100% of its goal on Seed & Spark and receiving the Mark Duplass Spotlight.
As an artist, Whit's work always passes the Bechdel Test and typically centers queer characters without the central conflict being queerness.
Whit shares a home with her girlfriend and dog Flea in Chicago. If they don’t answer when you knock, they’re more than likely at the softball field (Whit plays 1B, Flea plays cheerleader) or visiting the family farm to bark at barn cats.
SAM WANTS HER SWEATER BACK! is a 20 minute comedy about a trio of friends who launch a half-witted heist to steal back a sweater from one of their exes.
A delightful romp from denial to acceptance after being broken up with, SWHSB! is ultimately about recovery from heartbreak through the love of friends.
Too often queer and trans narratives are demanded by the film industry to center struggle and strife and pain. But we’re not telling one of those stories. Like BOTTOMS and FIRE ISLAND, SWHSB! centers queer characters while having a damn good time along the way.
Speaking of the film-industry’s outdated “norms”: SWHSB! is breaking ‘em behind the camera, too! Our crew is currently 90% woman, queer, trans, and/or POC and we’re going to keep it that way.
SWHSB! raised 100% of its crowdfunding goal on Seed & Spark in addition to receiving the Mark Duplass Spotlight and is currently in pre-production with Full Spectrum Features.
