A New Kind of Wilderness
Catalogue Number: KIN004
Producer: KinoSmith Inc.
Subject: Documentary, Environmental Studies, Guidance, Health and Medicine, Psychology, Science, Social Issues, Social Sciences
Language: English
Grade Level: Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Norway
Copyright Year: 2024
Running Time: 84:22
Silje Evensmo Jacobsen’s Sundance Award-winner A NEW KIND OF WILDERNESS is an intimate encounter with a family coming to terms with a new reality. For years, the Payne family of six enjoyed a slower-paced, independent life in harmony with nature on a picturesque farm.
When tragedy strikes, father Nik and the children are forced to sell the family's land and re-engage with the world. Jacobsen's unblinking, compassionate camera is there to catch every awkward step as this loving family builds a new reality for themselves in this beautiful blueprint for living, loving and respecting nature.
Film is narrated in both English and Norwegian.
Winner, 2025 Golden Panda Award - Best Documentary
Winner, 2024 Documentary Competition Award - Seattle International Film Festival
Winner, 2024 Grand Jury Prize - Sundance Film Festival
Nominated, 2024 Best International Documentary - Calgary International Film Festival
91% - Rotten Tamatoes
5 Stars – “A deeply humane and emotionally literate piece of work.” – The Guardian
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