In Nomadland, Fern (Frances McDormand) attends the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous, an annual gathering of nomads in Quartzsite, Arizona, led by Bob Wells.
The scene was shot just a week before the real-life RTR, with more than 50 nomads, including Wells, playing themselves. At one point, the nomads sit around a campfire, telling stories about how they came to live a transient life. "We recorded every single person there.
They didn't all make it into the cut, but everybody had a chance to tell their story," says Nomadland producer Mollye Asher. "It's just such a beautiful moment, because it's like a gift we're giving to them and a gift they're giving to us, where they get to share their own story in their words." For Asher and director Chloé Zhao,.
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