Watch: "Nomadland" Director Chloe Zhao on Importance of Being SpontaneousChloé Zhao is embracing a new eternal title. The Hamnet director shared she's started training to become a death doula-someone who provides "emotional, spiritual, and physical support to individuals who are transitioning to death," according to CaringInfo-to confront her fear of dying. "I just finished Level 1 training in the U.K.," Chloé, 43, told The New York Times in an interview published on Jan. 24.