Nomadland Film Festival

A small but beautiful cinematic treasure has been discovered in the form of chloe zhao s nomadland.

Nomadland film festival. October 16 2020 by shaun munro. Chloé zhao s nomadland has been selected as the opener for the ninth edition of the montclair film festival on oct. Nomadland is a near seamless pairing of filmmaker and actor the two working in delicate harmony as they trace fern s loose bittersweet trajectory. This oscar season could be for the young and the newcomers awards circuit.

Chloé zhao s nomadland wins people s choice award at toronto film festival. Nomadland screened as part of the bfi s london film festival 2020. Nicholas da silva oct 24 2020. Co written and directed by chloé zhao.

Winner of the 2020 venice film festival golden lion. Aaron sorkin chloe zhao to be honored at san francisco film awards. And as one of the outstanding films of the year it s cinema at its finest. New york film festival review.

2020 bfi london film festival review nomadland. In what has been one of the darkest years in film history thanks to the covid 19 pandemic this melancholic yet funny and warmhearted movie is proof that cinema s. The best comedies on netflix to watch right now. The third feature film from director chloé zhao nomadland features real nomads linda may swankie and bob wells as fern s mentors and comrades in her exploration through the vast landscape of the american west.

The fact that the film can appeal on so many different levels is its rewarding feature. In fact almost everyone here save from fern and dave played by david strathairn is a real life nomad zhao continues her penchant for semi doc authenticity starting with 2017 s the rider by placing fern in amongst this real community and allowing those people the chance to be themselves it imbues nomadland with a phenomenal sense of heart and pathos. Out in uk cinemas 1st january 2021. The best amazon prime movies to watch right now.