about me
"what's the password?"
about me
intro
hey hey!:) My name is Chloe Mary Wynona Minor (ugh! i know right! such a mouth full!), and I was born in sunny Los Angeles, California, before my parents decided to move me to Keller, Texas... (my villain origin story)! I love to talk, and I hate uppercase letters (in case *no pun intended* you couldn't tell)!
my childhood
Growing up, I had a vivid imagination and a knack for anything creative. I also had so many different interests as a child (I blame the ADHD!). First, I, like many other girls who grew up in the early 2000s and during the peak of Disney princesses, thought that I'd one day be one! Then, the theater kid in me wanted to be an actress, then a NASCAR driver, then a singer (and a drummer...), and then I finally decided on being a filmmaker!
Though you could argue that I don't know what I truly desire career-wise, one thing is for certain! I have always had the drive, the ambition, and the dream.
my passion
Throughout my childhood, I was in and out of the theater space starting at 4 years old as a choir member in a Los Angeles off-broadway production of "Norman's Ark" (a play on Noah's Ark, if you didn't deduce that already), took a break, and then in 6th grade took theater as an elective where we performed Shakespeare's (shocker) A Midsummer Night's Dream. More like A Midsummer Night's Nightmare! I was cast as a fairy and had one line ("Skim milk and sometimes labour in the quern and bootless make the breathless housewife churn"). I nervously laughed and did not complete the line. I then ran backstage (which was on the same stage divided by foam board backdrops of a set) with my mic still on, and my classmate running to tell me the whole audience heard me ugly crying. Then, i proceeded to accidentally knock over the backdrop set...exposing the entire "backstage"... and myself.
Anyways!
That embarrassment followed me for years as my sister and my colleagues and even my teachers who were present at the play that night recalled the incident. That being said, I decided to regretfully take a break from theater performances (we actually just had no budget and couldn't have another show for the remainder of my middle school career lol)! So, obviously I took theater throughout my freshman year of high school and had an amazing teacher who I still miss to this day (shoutout Ms. Bradley), and it was her who truly inspired me to take up writing as she had us as a class collectively write the script for the play that we'd later perform! I dabbled in stage managing as well, which made me realize I had a true passion for more of the behind-the-scenes creative process even though I truly love the acting stuff, too! With that discovery, I shifted my focus to writing and production which, paired with my love for film, developed into a fervent passion for screenwriting and directing!
Now, as a senior at Emory University about to receive my Bachelor of Arts in Film and Media Studies in four short months, I am proud to say that my passion for film and creation has never left. Today, my dream is to one day be a screenwriter and director for the big screens and collaborate with other Black filmmakers such as my favorites: Issa Rae and Jordan Peele!
my favs
my sister and my boyfriend (my two best friends)
talking to strangers (my friends always say social anxiety is afraid of me lol)
hosting game and movie nights with friends and family
watching tv shows and movies (and rating them on letterboxd)
some of my favs ------------->
food (specifically pad kee mao, sushi, movie theater popcorn, ben and jerry's ice cream)
Trader Joe's (need I say more)
the movie-going experience
any A24 film
Issa Rae <3
Marvel comics and movies
Spiderman
cooking and baking
romance movies
writing short film screenplays
content creation and graphic design
bread service at restaurants
LA fruit carts
sunrises and sunsets
