Highwayman Films (USA): 2

Nomadland (2020), an American drama, showcases Chloé Zhao’s talents as writer, producer, editor and director. Jessica Bruder’s book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century inspired the film. In 2011, Fern loses her job at the US Gypsum plant in Empire, Nevada after it shuts down. She had been working there for years with her husband who recently passed away. To embark on a new journey, Fern sells most of her belongings and buys a van to travel the country in search of work. Eventually, she lands a seasonal job at an Amazon fulfillment ...

The Rider (2017), an American contemporary western film, was written, produced, and directed by Chloé Zhao. Brady Blackburn is a renowned rodeo bronc rider who learned all about horses and riding from his late parents, Wayne and Mari Blackburn. After suffering a skull fracture from a fall during a rodeo, Brady is determined to get back on the horse – both literally and figuratively – as quickly as possible. Being a cowboy is all he knows, but deep down he realizes that going back to the rodeo may not be wise. This is confirmed by his doctor, who warns him that another serious head injury could have severe ...