Chloé Zhao just won the Best Director Academy Award for Nomadland, which also took home best picture. In perhaps our most timely episode, we delve into the three feature films of Zhao to educate ourselves about this Oscar winner whose next film just happens to exist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

 

Also, Chris was a guest on The Forgotten Filmcast.

 

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Show Notes/Sources:

https://filmmakermagazine.com/people/chloe-zhao/#.YID4XT9OlPZ 

https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/the-rider-chloe-zhao-is-an-early-contender-for-best-film-of-2018 

Chloe Zhao/Barry Jenkins discussion - https://youtu.be/HuVEiDwSZco

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/nomadland-reviewed-chloe-zhaos-nostalgic-portrait-of-itinerant-america 

https://youtu.be/nFwQuZ8_Bmg

https://letterboxd.com/scotttobias/film/nomadland/

https://www.filmspotting.net/top-5-lists-archive/2020/12/11/805-top-5-frances-mcdormand-performances

https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/chloe-zhao-nomadland

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/02/chloe-zhao-nomadland-interview/618061/

https://www.indiewire.com/2021/02/nomadland-chloe-zhao-cinematographer-joshua-james-richards-filmmaker-toolkit-podcast-episode-131-1234618582/