Throughout, an array of helpful side players gently walk in and out of Nola’s life, while Cailin Yatsko’s tranquil cinematography majestically captures the vast, sun-baked New Mexico vistas. Still, the filmmaker chooses to keep the film fairly quiet and light on its feet, without major dramatic spikes. But once tragedy strikes and Nola suddenly finds herself on her own with nothing other than her broken motor-home, Simon-Kennedy’s social and political priorities rise to the surface at once.
THE SHORT HISTORY OF THE LONG ROAD MOVIE
In that regard, the well-taught and self-sufficient Nola, gifted especially in car mechanics like her dad, could be a spiritual sister of Thomasin McKenzie’s character in Debra Granik’s “Leave No Trace,” another unassuming cinematic ode to those who live on the high-stakes fringes of American civilization.įor a short while, these notions feel a tad watered down and hazy, as Nola and Clint drift from place to place without a worry, take advantage of abandoned properties, earn what they can (sometimes, with a side of petty theft) and catch a movie or two when there is an opportunity. Evidently raised on the road by her on-the-move father Clint (Steven Ogg), who subscribes to a freewheeling viewpoint at odds with common norms of stability, Nola goes along with the wandering existence that’s been assigned to her, but perhaps involuntarily so, certainly not without a hint of protest. With startling narrative economy - and a boost from Maurice Williams’ buoyant track “Come Along” - this brief opening to writer-director Ani Simon-Kennedy (“Days of Gray”) makes it unambiguous that the vacant house whose grounds the father-daughter had just enjoyed doesn’t belong to them and these interruptions are ordinary in the life of Nola (singer-actress Sabrina Carpenter, showing a different side of her talents following “The Hate U Give”).
And soon enough, the time comes for the duo to hit the road again in their vintage refurbished RV, not even giving the teenager time to finish her hot dog, cooked on a grubby grill that has seen better days. But her serenity gets cut short by her dad before she can fully immerse in the calm of the moment. , “ The Short History of the Long Road” begins with a peaceful image of a young woman, whose long locks float over sunny pool waters.
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