Chloé Zhao
Chinese-American · 1982–
Chinese-born filmmaker whose naturalistic, poetic vision in Nomadland and The Rider finds grace and resilience in the overlooked corners of America.
Wikipedia ↗“Compassion is the breakdown of all the barriers between us. A heart-to-heart bonding. Your pain is my pain. It's mingled and shared between us.”
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Zhao was quoting Bob Wells (a real-life nomad from Nomadland) in her 2021 Oscar acceptance speech.
“I fell in love with the American West. For someone from China, the vast emptiness was something I could breathe in.”
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