Dir: Silje Evensmo Jacobsen
Documentary
83 mins

“Beautiful, heart-wrenching and ultimately hopeful” Patrick Barkham, The Guardian

“Exquisitely heartbreaking” Variety

“Suffused with magic, tragedy, and gaining wisdom both old and new.” The Curb

“A real-life Captain Fantastic.” Weekly Wilson

“Wonderful…. …will resonate with anyone who holds close the desire to live wild and free” Juno Magazine

On a small farm in a Norwegian forest, the Payne family live a purposefully isolated life, aiming to be wild and free. Maria and Nik, along with their four children Ulv, Falk, Freja, and Ronja are self-sufficient. They practice home-schooling and strive for a closely-knit family dynamic in harmony with nature. When tragedy strikes the family, it upends their idyllic world and forces them to forge a new path into modern society.

A NEW KIND OF WILDERNESS is a deeply moving portrait of family bonds, connection to nature and renegotiating life in the wake of grief.

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