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Nomadism is not for everyone. Once upon a time, perhaps, before agriculture took hold and eventually settled us. Today, the nomadic life requires a certain tenaciousness, pluck, daring. Or perhaps a dearth of other options.  For the rest of us – the settled, permanently housed, stationary, often stagnant – there’s a kind of mixed attitude towards nomads. On the one hand, we’re quick to romanticise so-called “primitive” cultures that cling to an ancient way of life, one that we – from a safe sort of distance – respect and venerate. We imbue the people, some of the last of whom...

SPECIAL REPORT: Into The Land Of Nomads QUARTZITE, Ariz. (KYMA/KECY) - It was once Luke Skywalkers home of Tatooine in 'Return of the Jedi' another time the combat zone during The Gulf War in 'Jarhead', needless to say, the Desert Southwest has a hefty amount of Hollywood film credits. ’Nomadland’ is one of the recent stories shot in Yuma and Quartzite, it follows Fran (Frances McDormand), a 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. The docu-drama has now snagged seve...

The film is set to open on February 19, 2021. In his review, Jim Batts says: “Writer/director Chloe Zhao, in adapting the book by Jessica Bruder, uses a real cinema verite style, with her camera becoming a “fly on the wall” drinking in the “alien world” on the fringes of “nine to five” society. She shows us the joy of their communal gatherings while never shying away from the underlying despair and the near-constant air of danger.” “The use of real locales (yes, it’s an actual Amazon warehouse), intimate cinematography (you can almost feel the chill from the grey skies) an...