Chloe Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ to premiere across four fall film festivals
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CHLOE Zhao’s “Nomadland,” starring Frances McDormand, will premiere across the four major fall film festivals in an alliance forged by the Venice, Toronto, New York and Telluride festivals.
“Nomadland,” Zhao’s follow-up to her acclaimed 2018 film “The Rider,” is the first movie announced in the new partnership that has brought together the fall’s biggest movie launch pads, which typically compete against each other for world premiere rights.
Toronto and New York are prepping primarily virtual editions. Telluride was forced to cancel entirely, but it will carry on in drive-in screenings in Los Angeles.
“Nomadland” will debut across Venice, Toronto and Telluride from Los Angeles on September 11. New York, which named the film its centerpiece, will premiere the film on a later date.
Adapted from Jessica Bruder’s non-fiction book “Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century,” the film is about a woman, Fern, who joins other American workers laid off in the Great Recession to travel the country in campers after her Nevada business collapses.
“The American road fascinates me,” said Zhao. “It’s heartbreakingly beautiful and deeply complicated. I’ve traveled it for many years and always hoped to capture a glimpse of it. I’m thankful to be able to make ‘Nomadland’ and excited for audiences to join Fern on her adventure.”
“It is a film that acquires particular meaning in a moment of pandemic-induced seclusion, proving values like mutual support and a strong sense of community can save us from solitude, failure and despair,” said Alberto Barbera, director of the Venice International Film Festival.
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