The Badlands National Park in South Dakota is featured in the movie Nomadland. RJA1988/Pixabay
Nomadland was partly filmed in the Western town of Quartzsite in Arizona, the United States, and won the Academy Award for Best Picture this year, but it’s still unclear if that will translate into more tourists for the place.
Regardless, Phil Bates, owner of a shop called Main Trading Post, told the Arizona Republic that he plans to be ready to sell Nomadland-related T-shirts and souvenirs to any of the newly curious tourists who decide to make a pit stop in the small Arizona town near the California border.
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She turns her van into her house and begins her nomadic life in Quartzsite.
The filming of the movie in late 2018 did not seem to draw much attention from residents or disrupt daily activities, according to the Republic. The newspaper reported that most of McDormand’s scenes were filmed where the nomadic travelers camp in the desert south of Interstate 10.
The town proper lies north of the freeway, though two Quartzsite businesses are shown in the film.
In one scene, McDormand dances with co-star David Strathairn inside the Quartzsite Yacht Club, a bar and grill on Main Street that features live music.
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Nomadland: Frances McDormand heads to Arizona in her Oscar-winning performance. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald Nomadland was partly filmed in the Western town of Quartzsite and won the Academy Award for Best Picture this year, but it s still unclear if that will translate into more tourists.
Regardless, Phil Bates, owner of the Main Trading Post, told the Arizona Republic that he plans to be ready to sell Nomadland -related T-shirts and tchotchkes to any of the newly curious who decide to make a pit stop in the small Arizona town near the California border.