Chloe

2010, 12 minutes

short film about dometisc violence from the 9 years old persepctive, which chooses action over escapism.

A forlorn and angst-ridden 9yr old girl, confronts her abusive father to save her mother Synopsis:Chloe is a bright and sensitive 9 yr old. Yet the soundtrack to her childhood is a mixture of shouting, crashing or crying. Forced to grow up quickly, she regularly supports her mother after her father is both verbally and physically abusive. Torn between an apologetic father and a distraught mother, she is on edge and beginning to act out. As this dynamic reaches its climax, Chloe finds herself at the end of her fathers fury while trying to protect her mother. An act that none of them will be able to recover from.

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