Jessica Bruder - Is Nomadland Our Future?

Posted on Mon 24 May 2021

An online Q&A with journalist Jessica Bruder to discuss her book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century, the inspiration for Oscar winning film Nomadland.

Read more

More in Talks

BAFTA Preview: The King's Speech Q&A
Length: 31m 37s
Talks

Iain Canning and Gareth Unwin, producers of The Kings Speech answer questions about funding, casting, development, and the royal family.

Decalogue 2008: Wall-E
Length: 44m 21s
Talks

This penultimate Decalogue talk looks at animation, and examines the impact animation has had on cinema in the last decade.

Decalogue: Director of the Decade
Length: 20m 44s
Talks

Author Catherine Wheatley introduces Michael Haneke's brilliant psychological thriller Hidden and discusses the film's impact and significance.

Shorts2Features Panel Discussion
Length: 1h 1m 44s
Talks

The panel shared invaluable industry information, gave tips to aspiring film-makers, and revealed their experiences of first time feature film-making.

BAFTA Presents: A Brief Encounter with Andy Serkis
Length: 1h 27m 4s
Talks

‘The Lord of the Rings’ star discusses motion capture, and his plans to open a studio devoted to its development.

iFeatures Panel Discussion
Length: 1h 19m 23s
Talks

Representatives from two of the commissions selected for this Bristol-based digital film initiative talk to Chris Moll about their work.

Slapstick Special Event: The Goodies in Conversation
Length: 1h 22m 36s
Talks

Award-winning comic legends The Goodies discuss their unique brand of surreal slapstick to mark their 40th Anniversary.

Monsters - Director's Q&A
Length: 38m 17s
Talks

Post-screening discussion and Q&A with Gareth Edwards director, cameraman, special effects creator and writer of Monsters, a super low-budget sci-fi film.

Fela & Me
Length: 46m
Talks

Following a screening of documentary on the life of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti friends and colleagues give personal recollections.

William Gibson
Length: 1h 9m
Talks

Author and inventor of the term cyberspace reads from his 2010 novel Zero History and discusses his work and ideas.

After Utopia: Visioning the Future
Length: 1h 28s
Talks

Before a screening of silent classic Metropolis, architect George Ferguson and science writer Jon Turney discuss their visions of the future.

Nicholas Carr
Length: 1h 21m 48s
Talks

Writer on technology, business and culture discusses the cognitive and cultural effects of internet usage, followed by questions from the audience.

Skeletons Q & A
Length: 33m 29s
Talks

Funny and fascinating post-screening Q & A with the Director and two lead actors of this award-winning surreal black comedy.

Cycling - A Social History
Length: 43m 53s
Talks

An elegy to the cycle as a working device, a thing of pleasure and a means of escape.

Decalogue 2005: Tropical Malady
Length: 21m 11s
Talks

An introduction to this boldly surreal film from 2010 Cannes Palme d'Or award winning director Weerasethakul.

Clay Shirky
Length: 1h 33m 57s
Talks

Social media theorist Clay Shirky presents ideas from his 2010 book, 'Our Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age'.

Decalogue 2004: Elephant
Length: 17m 41s
Talks

An introduction to Gus Van Sant's 2004 film Elephant, a coolly devastating account of a high school shooting.

Claire Denis: In Conversation
Length: 19m 19s
Talks

Claire Denis, one of the world's most distinctive and significant cinematic voices, talks about her work and latest film, White Material.

Claire Denis: An Introduction
Length: 20m 54s
Talks

An introduction to the cinema of Claire Denis with a particular focus on her first film Chocolat.