A NEW KIND OF WILDERNESS

On a small farm in the Norwegian forest, a family seeks a wild free existence. However, after a tragic event changes everything, they are forced from their idyllic farm and into the expectations of modern society.
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Directed by: Silje Evensmo Jacobsen
Producers: Mari Bakke Riise
Cinematography: Karine Fosser, Line Lyngstadaas
Editing: Kristian Tveit, Christoffer Heie
Music: Olav Øyehaug
Festivals and Awards: Sundance Film Festival 2024 | World Cinema Grand Jury Prize, CPH:DOCS 2024, Istanbul Film Festival 2024, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2024

About the author:

Silje Evensmo Jacobsen began her career in 2009 with the award-winning Daughter of God, a student documentary that portrays the complexity of gender through the life of a young boy in India. Since then, she has directed several documentary series and is known for creating one of the most popular series in Norway, Team Ingebrigtsen, about an unconventional Norwegian family where the children are raised to be top international runners.