Company
Our Values
Women in Leadership
We are a woman-led company and support equal rights.
Respectful Production
We care who you work with. We understand that people on set make the production. We create a safe space for everyone because we care about you and us.
Expanded Opportunities
We focus on hiring people who are under-voiced and have less opportunities because of their background. Diversity creates value for our productions.
Good Work Takes Time
We work with you throughout all stages of your project. We take time to develop and carefully carry out the production and will stay with you until the completion.
Yuki Sakamoto Solomon (she/her): Founder
Founder of Coyote Sun Productions (CSP), a Chicago-based film production company, and former program director for NHK, Solomon currently works as a film producer, collaborating with filmmakers to create socially themed films. In 2020, Solomon co-produced the innovative feature documentary MAYDAY, directed by MARIKO Tetsuya. The film focuses on the universal human connection through food and depicts the isolation experiences of people in 10 countries across 5 continents during the global COVID crisis. Solomon also participated in Mariko's Japan-US co-production COYOTE, which was produced in Chicago and Tokyo in 2019 and released in theaters in the fall of 2021.
She is currently collaborating as a producer from the U.S. on a new film, LIGHTNING OVER THE BEYOND, directed by HANNO Yoshihiro, an established film composer for leading Asian directors such as Hou Hsiao-hsien and Jia Zhang-ke. Additionally, Solomon produced the short film Before Anyone Else (2023), which was nominated for the Grand Prize at the Midwest Film Festival. She also served as a juror for the 60th Chicago International Film Festival in the live-action shorts category.
CSP is passionate about building bridges between Japanese and American cultures through film. With a view toward future distribution of indie Japanese films in North America, Solomon founded the Chicago Japan Film Collective, the first Japanese film festival in the Midwest. The inaugural festival, held in May 2021, drew viewers from 30 states during its seven-day run and recorded 750 streams. Solomon enjoys spending time with her two sons and a dog, as well as traveling and teaching math.
FILOMOGRAPHY
MAYDAY (2020) Dir. Mariko Tetsuya, Japan/US, 63 min., Documentary, Co-producer
COYOTE (2021) Dir. Mariko Tetsuya, Japan/US, 20 min., Producer
LIGHTNING OVER THE BEYOND (2022) Dir. Hanno Yoshihiro, Japan/US, 169 min., Producer (Tokyo International Film Festival Official Selection)
CHICAGO STORY (2022) Dir. Reina Higashitani, US, 15 min., Producer
BEFORE ANYONE ELSE (2023) Dir. Mariko Tetsuya, Japan/US, 17 min., Producer (Nominated for Midwest Film Festival Grand Prize)
KIKU’S LEGACY (2024, documentary) Dir. Deborah DeSnoo, Japan/US, Producer (in development)
BEFORE ANYONE ELSE (2024, feature) Dir. Mariko Tetsuya, Japan/US, Associate Producer (in production)
HAFU (Working Title, 2025, short) Dir. Hosh Wolff, US, Producer (in post-production)