A story about survival.
Nola grew up living in a van with her father, Clint—two nomads against the world. When tragedy strikes, Nola must confront the reality of life on the road alone, learning to own her grief, her past, and her new destination.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and contemporary.
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- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
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- Louisa Moore - Screen Zealotson TMDB · Aug 20208/10
“The Short History of the Long Road” is a socially-conscious, intimate story about a daughter and her father, two nomads who live in their vintage camper van. Calling the open road home, it’s the only life teenager Nola (Sabrina Carpenter) has ever known. Her dad (Steven Ogg) is fully committed to the van-dwelling lifestyle, but Nola is beginning to feel even more like an outsider every day. The self-reliant duo drive around the American Southwest taking odd jobs for money and squatting in the occasional foreclosed house, making their lives off the grid work. But when a shocking turn of events leaves Nola on her own, she must rely on her street smarts and wits to survive. Writer / director Ani Simon-Kennedy has made a timely film that’s both sad and empowering. It’s a perfect companion piece to other stories about Americans living on the outskirts of a society that has either abandoned them (“Leave No Trace“) or one in which they find it too constraining to survive (“Captain Fantastic”). But “The Short History of the Long Road” isn’t an ordinary coming-of-age road trip movie. There’s a poignant authenticity to Simon-Kennedy’s story, and it’s one with a strong understanding of the h
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Cast
- Sabrina CarpenterNola
- Steven OggClint
- Jashaun St. JohnBlue
- Maggie SiffCheryl
- Danny TrejoMiguel
- Rusty SchwimmerMarcie
- Renton PexaCamper #2
- James CadyCarl
- Jean EffronJean
- Dani PayneAnnie
Crew
- Ani Simon-KennedyDirector
- Ani Simon-KennedyWriter
- Cailin YatskoDirector of Photography
- Morgan KibbyOriginal Music Composer
- Ron DulinEditor
- Kishori RajanProducer
- Eddie RubinProducer
- Darren DeanProducer
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