Meet Chloé Zhao, the Director of Nomadland
The Basics on Chloé Zhao, the First Asian Woman to Earn a Golden Globe Nom For Directing
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"Every year or so I feel the urge to hit the road," Zhao told the Associated Press. "There is something about taking a shower at 5:30 in the morning at a truck stop. You walk outside and you see the big trucks coming in and you see the sun rising over the mountains. I forget about all the problems. I forget about all the things that I think define who I am, and just feel that transience, people coming in and out and existing."
Zhao actually lived out of her own van during filming for Nomadland. She even gave it a name: Akira.