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A family with three young children and a teenager sit outside on a couch. The couple have their foreheads together.

A New Kind of Wilderness

Duration: 1h24m
Dates: Fri 13 - Thu 19 Jun 2025

Click here for a screening of this feature which also features a 20m pre-recorded Q&A.

On a small farm in a Norwegian forest, the Paynes 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. 

However, when tragedy strikes the family, it upends their idyllic world and forces them to forge a new path into modern society.

A group of children extract tree sap from a tree.
A New Kind of Wilderness
A young child in a jumper hugs a tree with her eyes closed.
A New Kind of Wilderness
A man crouches in a bush with two small children, they are posing in a mock-fierce way.
A New Kind of Wilderness
A family with three young children and a teenager sit outside on a couch. The couple have their foreheads together.
A New Kind of Wilderness
A group of children extract tree sap from a tree.
A New Kind of Wilderness
A young child in a jumper hugs a tree with her eyes closed.
A New Kind of Wilderness
A man crouches in a bush with two small children, they are posing in a mock-fierce way.
A New Kind of Wilderness
A family with three young children and a teenager sit outside on a couch. The couple have their foreheads together.
A New Kind of Wilderness
A group of children extract tree sap from a tree.
A New Kind of Wilderness
A young child in a jumper hugs a tree with her eyes closed.
A New Kind of Wilderness
A man crouches in a bush with two small children, they are posing in a mock-fierce way.
A New Kind of Wilderness
A family with three young children and a teenager sit outside on a couch. The couple have their foreheads together.
A New Kind of Wilderness

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