Film Review: ‘The Short History of the Long Road’: A Homeless-Teen Tale

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6/11/2020Updated: 5/31/2021

1h 30min | Drama | 12 June 2020 (USA)

“The Short History of the Long Road” is a somewhat scant indie road movie about a father-daughter team roaming the American Southwest in a cozily appointed VW Westphalia RV van.

Mark Jackson

Film Critic

Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.

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