Fred Pelzer is a Chicago-based filmmaker and storyteller. He has worked as a producer on multiple features and shorts, as well as a screenplay consultant for Full Spectrum Features and others. His short stories have been published at a variety of literary magazines, and a collection of his stories, Static, was published by the University of Indianapolis's Etchings Press. His plays have seen stage productions in Chicago and Pittsburgh.
He has previously held the positions of Executive Producer for Cloud Gate Productions, Artistic Director for Redeye Theatre Project, Managing Editor for On Spec, and Fiction Editor for Wyvern Lit. He has taught or led workshops for One Love Foundation, 826Chicago, Newberry Library, and Script Hive.