Interview (Video): Chloé Zhao

The writer-director of The Rider, Nomadland, and Eternals in conversation with Oscar-winning writer-director Barry Jenkins.

The next big Marvel movie Eternals opens on November 5, 2021. It is co-written and directed by Chloé Zhao, representing quite a jump from two of her previous movies: The Rider and Nomadland.

In this conversation sponsored by Variety, Academy Award winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins (Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk) talks with Zhao about working on indie films and the jump to a big budget Hollywood studio movie.

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