Matt Salzburger’s short CHLOE: A Young Single Mother fights for the custody of her son due to an offense she committed

Filmmaker Matthias Salzburger's newest short film CHLOE, premiered at the Venice Film Festival last September. It was granted a two-hour screening slot and Q&A event by the Italian Ministry of Culture (MIC).

CHLOE stars British-Indian Netflix talent Charithra Chandran (Bridgerton, One Piece) and is executive produced by Paul Berges (Bend It Like Beckham) and Ambassador Gurinder Chadha.

CHLOE is set in the nightmarish surroundings of Venice, Italy. Chloe, a young single mother, fights for the custody of her son Sammy after losing her home due to an assault offense she committed.

CHLOE flows from one scene to the next with confidence and captures the audience’s attention throughout the film. The beauty of this short film is it has the arc a short film needs, and hides the fact that it is actually a proof of concept for a future feature film.

The cinematography is feature film quality, the look, the feel, the storyline all play the perfect synergistic dance that brings to life the hardship of an immigrant single mother who’s only goal is to provide a safe, loving home for her son.

Actress Charithra Chandran gives a stellar performance as Chloe with strong emotion with an underlying fear of losing her son based on her own wrongdoings. Will she run or will she stay for her son? Well, when you get the chance to see CHLOE, I’ll let you make that decision.

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