The Short History of the Long Road

The Short History of the Long Road (2019) is an indie drama you can watch online on iFILM. Sixteen-year-old Nola has spent her whole life in an old van, drifting across the United States with her father, two outsiders who never wanted a fixed address. Sabrina Carpenter plays a girl who calls the highway home.

Then her father is suddenly gone, and the road belongs to her alone — no money, no plan, just a name to go on. Nola sets out for Albuquerque to find the mother she barely knows. Along the way a mechanic, played by Danny Trejo, makes her wonder for the first time what it would mean to stop moving and stay put. Director Ani Simon-Kennedy keeps things quiet and unsentimental, measuring growing up in miles instead of milestones. A good pick for anyone who loves road movies about grief and self-reliance. Stream The Short History of the Long Road (2019) online on iFILM.