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WINNER—Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema, Documentary, Sundance 2024

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.

In A New Kind of Wilderness, filmmaker Silje Evensmo Jacobsen captures an intimate and soulful portrait of love, life, and growing up. The Paynes’ journey, their triumphs and struggles, invite reflection on our own life choices, our responsibility to the planet and our children, and how we navigate life after loss.


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Credits

  • Director(s)

    • Silje Evensmo Jacobsen
  • Producer(s)

    • Mari Bakke Riise
    • Silje Evensmo Jacobsen
  • Featuring

    • Maria Gros Vatne
    • Nik Payne
    • Ronja Bede Vatne
    • Freja Vatne Payne
    • Falk Vatne Payne
    • Ulv Vatne Payne
  • Editor(s)

    • Kristian Tveit
    • Christoffer Heie
  • Cinematography

    • Silje Evensmo Jacobsen
    • Karine Fosser
    • Fred Arne Wergeland
    • Espen Gjermundrød
    • Line K. Lyngstadaas
    • Natalja Safronova
  • Composer

    • Olav Øyehaug
  • Music

    • Olav Øyehaug
    • Daniel Norgren
  • Sound

    • Yngve Leidulv Sætre
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