A NEW KIND OF WILDERNESS

MON, 12/9, 5:30pm, 84 min
BAY STREET THEATER

Director Silje Evensmo Jacobsen via Zoom for Q&A

Director: Silje Evensmo Jacobsen
Producer: Mari Bakke Riise
Editors: Christoffer Heie, Kristian Tveit
Cinematographers: Silje Evensmo Jacobsen, Karine Fosser, Fred Arne Wergeland, Espen Gjermundrød, Line Konstanse Lyngstadaas, Natalja Safronova

On a small farm in Norway surrounded by a fir forest lives a family that has made an unconventional choice – Maria, Nik, and their four children grow their own food, practice homeschooling, and sleep together. They live out their dream of a free and independent life close to each other and nature. When tragedy strikes, the world they know turns upside down. Reluctantly, the family must change their lifestyle and adapt to modern society again.

Silje Evensmo Jacobsen has directed award-winning documentary films and series for the past 15 years. Two of the titles are Team Ingebrigtsen and Faith Can Move Mountains. A New Kind of Wilderness won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.