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Chloé Zhao

Seventh Row Editors / September 22, 2020

Ep. 58: A look back at TIFF 2020, part 1

In this episode, we discuss highlights of TIFF 2020, from buzzed-about films like Ammonite and Nomadland to lesser known hidden gems.

Alex Heeney / September 13, 2020

TIFF Review: Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland is romantic to a fault

Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland is her most technically accomplished, accessible, and sadly, conventional and sentimental work to date.

Chloé Zhao, The Rider

Elena Lazic / April 27, 2018

Interview: Chloé Zhao on The Rider, her feminist film about masculinity

Chloé Zhao discusses The Rider and making a feminist film on masculinity. Read our interview with cinematographer Joshua James Richards on shooting the film. Winner of the top prize at Directors’ Fortnight, Chloé Zhao’s The Rider follows a young cowboy, Brady Blackburn (Brady Jandreau), forced to reconsider his dreams and priorities after a rodeo incident […]

God's Own Country, Joshua James Richards, Francis Lee, Josh O'Connor

Elena Lazic / November 1, 2017

Behind the Lens: Introducing God’s Own Country cinematographer Joshua James Richards

Cinematographer Joshua James Richards talks adapting to a director’s vision and creating a sense of place in God’s Own Country and The Rider. This is an excerpt from our ebook God’s Own Country: A Special Issue, which is available for purchase here.

Songs My Brothers Taught Me

Alex Heeney / November 15, 2015

Review: Songs My Brothers Taught Me

Chloë Zhao’s directorial debut “Songs My Brothers Taught Me” is a quiet, sensitive indigenous coming-of-age story set as high school graduation nears on the Pine Ridge Reserve.

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