We follow her narrative, but she’s also this backbone, and all these other things spoke off of her story.” “She guides us down this road, and we meet all these people. “The filmmakers refer to Frances as a docent, which I really love,” Bruder tells TIME. Nomadland’s loosely unfolding narrative follows Fern as she navigates life on the road, working several jobs, meeting and befriending fellow nomads and adjusting to her new normal. The author spent months living in a secondhand van, which she named “Halen,” in an effort to better understand her subjects, like Linda May and Swankie, who play themselves in the movie. While researching the book, Bruder spent years following nomads across the country, and in doing so, showcased an invisible but significant portion of the American workforce.
The 2017 nonfiction book is a sweeping account of post-recession contemporary nomads like the fictional Fern. 19, is based on a book of the same name by Jessica Bruder.
Nomadland, written and directed by Chloé Zhao and hitting theaters and Hulu on Feb.
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