2021
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9. Apr. 2021 · Linda May dreams of buying a plot of land and building an earthship – a sustainable, self-sufficient home made from natural and recycled materials.
- Xan Brooks
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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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 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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25. Apr. 2021 · Linda May is one of the real-life nomads featured in the Oscar-nominated film Nomadland, directed by Chloé Zhao. She talks about her experience making the movie, her friendship with Zhao and cinematographer Joshua James Richards, and her new life in New Mexico.
- Kate Aurthur
25. Feb. 2021 · How three nomads — Linda May, Charlene Swankie and Bob Wells — brought authenticity and heart to Oscar contender 'Nomadland.' And an update on Swankie's health.
12. März 2021 · Linda May and Charlene Swankie had never acted before. Now they’re in an Oscar front-runner opposite Frances McDormand.
