EP83 NOMADLAND (Dir Chloé Zhao) w Jane Ashmore
Welcome to EP83 of Choose Film. It's time to name your van, get on the road and find your size of shit bucket we're discussing Chloé Zhao's Nomadland with director Jane Ashmore. SYNOPSISA woman in her sixties who, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.LINKS IN CONVERSATIONTwitter - @janeyashWeb - http://www.janeashmore.co.ukCREATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS Book - Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38212124-nomadlandAnime Cyberpunk Edgerunnershttps://www.netflix.com/title/81054853BIOJane Ashmore is a director based in London, UK, specialising in television drama work. She began her career by working as a runner at the BBC whilst still an undergraduate student studying Theatre, Film & TV at the University of Bristol. She worked as a freelance assistant director on a variety of drama and comedy productions until she began directing full-time in 2016 on continuing TV drama series including EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale. LOVE (a short film) her first film has won over 30 awards including Best Film at the 2022 Ealing Film Festival, Best UK Short Film at The New Renaissance Film Festival and Best Female Director for Jane herself, at The 2022 London Director Awards.