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Mar 1, 2021 · “Nomadland” is a fictional story based on the real-life people featured in journalist Jessica Bruder’s bestselling book of the same name. (Next Avenue’s Richard Eisenberg wrote about the book...
- Nina Joung
- A Book About Survival
- The Real-Life Stars of The Movie
- The Contemporary Nomadic Lifestyle
- The Resonance of Nomadland
In 2014, Bruder wrote a cover story for Harper’s Magazine, “The End of Retirement,” which detailed the plight of older Americans who couldn’t afford to retire and worked temporary jobs for companies like Amazon. She built off that reporting and three years later published Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century. The book is centere...
While Bruder did not write the film adaptation, she helped supply research to Zhao. She tells TIME that she had primary source material that wasn’t used in the book, and she was able to introduce Zhao to some of the nomads she met while she was writing it. She remembers when Zhao asked her about what she thought of Linda May for the movie. “I didn’...
In a recent interview with The Guardian, Bob Wells discussed the community of modern nomads, and why people are increasingly drawn to the movement. “If the Great Recession was a crack in the system, Covid and climate change will be the chasm,” he said. This lifestyle is not to be confused with “#vanlife”—a hashtag that populates Instagram feeds and...
While she hopes that the movie’s relevance will be long-lasting, Bruder finds it particularly timely right now, for two reasons. One is the escapist nature of the cinematography, which offers a journey around the U.S. for viewers who have not been able to travel for nearly a year. The other is the emotional journey of Fern’s character, which may be...
- Annabel Gutterman
Feb 18, 2021 · "Nomadland" is a fictional story based on the real-life people featured in journalist Jessica Bruder's bestselling book of the same name. (Next Avenue's Richard Eisenberg wrote about the...
Feb 18, 2021 · "Nomadland" is a fictional story based on the real-life people featured in journalist Jessica Bruder's bestselling book of the same name. (Next Avenue's Richard Eisenberg wrote about the book...
Feb 25, 2021 · While two-time Oscar winner McDormand has drawn raves for her performance as a fictional woman named Fern who is drawn to the road in search of work, the real-life nomads have been credited with...
- josh.rottenberg@latimes.com
- Staff Writer
1 day ago · The film, directed by Chloé Zhao, stars Frances McDormand as Fern, a widow who embarks on a journey through the American West. Based on Jessica Bruder's non-fiction book, the movie blends fact and fiction. It features real-life nomads alongside professional actors, creating an authentic depiction of this lifestyle.
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Apr 20, 2021 · When Jessica Bruder was reporting Nomadland, her award-winning gonzo investigation of transient American seniors who follow seasonal employment while living out of their vans, she never imagined...
