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World Service,27 Mar 2021,53 mins

Film-maker Chloe Zhao

The Arts Hour

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Film-maker Chloe Zhao explains how she developed her Oscar-nominated movie Nomadland and the character of Fern played by Frances McDormand. Coming 2 America’s Eddie Murphy on why he can’t seem to stay out of the movie make-up chair. Da 5 Bloods scene-stealing actor Delroy Lindo talks about the moment he knew he wanted to be an actor. Indian actor Pooja Bhatt and director Alankrita Shrivastava discuss their hit TV series Bombay Begums. Jamaican writer Kei Miller reveals how his poetry reflects his multiple identities. British Bengali singer Joy Crookes marks the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh with a classic Bengali song. And Nikki Bedi talks to Nigerian film-maker Desmond Ovbiagele about his award-winning film The Milkmaid, which explores the human cost of religious extremism; and to film critic Rhianna Dhillon. (Photo: Chloe Zhao. Credit: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)

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