ABOUT CHLOE CAUDILLO

Chloe Caudillo is a bold new voice in genre-blending cinema—a Chicana writer-director based in Los Angeles, originally from the cornfields of DeKalb, Illinois. With nearly two decades of leadership experience and a sharp, cinematic sensibility, Chloe creates emotionally resonant stories that center empowerment, identity, and resilience—delivered with irreverent humor, visual style, and a deeply personal edge.

Raised between cultures in a rural Midwest town, Chloe channels her lived experience navigating identity, isolation, and belonging into character-driven stories with rich emotional cores. Her directing style is visually inventive, collaborative, and fearless in tone—grounding genre in emotional truth while pushing the boundaries of form.

A graduate of The Second City’s Harold Ramis Film School, Chloe brings over a decade of improv and sketch comedy experience to her work, infusing her stories with rhythm, wit, and a strong sense of play. Her background in live performance continues to shape her narrative voice and her dynamic approach to directing.

In 2023, Chloe was selected for the prestigious Netflix-sponsored Latino Film Institute (LFI) Inclusion Fellowship, where she wrote and directed Development—a darkly funny, surreal take on imposter syndrome. The short stars Haskiri Velazquez (Saved By The Bell), Raquel McPeek Rodriguez (NCIS: Los Angeles), and Sal Lopez (Full Metal Jacket, American Me), and has screened at the Whistler Film Festival, Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, New York Latino Film Festival, and several others. Development was awarded Best Narrative Short at MíraLA and nominated for Best Comedy Short at the 2025 Best of NFMLA Awards.

Chloe’s currently developing a genre-spanning slate, including a dual-reality short, a documentary about a renowned Venezuelan actor-turned-political activist, and a sci-fi comedy feature about three jaded thirtysomething women forced to reunite to save their hometown from a bonkers supernatural threat.