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25 feb 2021 · After appearing in Chloe Zhao’s neo-Western movie starring Frances McDormand, Linda May is finally settling down and rooting for her costar Swankie to nab a Best Supporting Actress nomination.
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25 feb 2021 · Linda May, who befriends the lonely, widowed Fern in the film and shows her the ropes of “ workamping ,” has seen the nomadic community expand dramatically since she first found herself living...
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20 apr 2021 · Bruder's book centers on Linda May, a 64-year-old grandmother living out of a secondhand Jeep who dreams of building a sustainable "Earthship" dwelling.
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A number of real-life nomads appear as fictionalized versions of themselves, including Linda May, Swankie, and Bob Wells. David Strathairn also stars in a supporting role. Nomadland premiered on September 11, 2020, at the Venice Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion.
- 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...
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Check out Linda May’s trailer she calls THE SQUEEZE INN, a 1974 Hunter Compact II Trailer. Use #SeeYouDownTheRoad to share the story behind your van or...
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10 mar 2021 · After her life was torn apart by her husband's death Linda May, nearing destitution, packed her belongings in a Jeep and trailer and took to the road, a latter day nomad.
