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It's very important for feminism for us to tell our daughters that they should be strong. But to tell our sons that they can be vulnerable, to have these characters on screen that are not perfectly masculine cowboys that never fail, for our boys to change their psyche as well, that's equally important for feminism.
Chloe Zhao
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It's important to make time for yourself.
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What I love about America is not necessarily the American Dream but the fact that there's so much spirit of fighting to continue to dream once the dreams are broken.
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What defines a Western? I've probably seen three my whole life.
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I was born and raised in China, Mandarin is my first language, and I definitely know America. I think that will be my strength, to try and bring the two worlds together.
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Coming from a country that's rapidly changing, I love the idea of a place like South Dakota where nothing has really changed.
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I grew up in big cities my whole life, and in my late 20s, I just felt like I was looking for something else.
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The Indian cowboy is such a uniquely American contradiction.
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'Meek's Cutoff' by Kelly Reichardt - it's beautifully shot. It's a complex story. The filmmaker gave a very patient and feminine touch to a story that takes place during a period of history that's very masculine, without losing any of the unforgiving harshness of the reality where the characters found themselves in.
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I was born in Beijing and raised in England and America. I studied political science in college and film in graduate school in New York.
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I want to make more films in the heartland, the forgotten America.
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A documentary film-maker can't help but use poetry to tell the story. I bring truth to my fiction. These things go hand in hand.
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