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A New Kind of Wilderness

A New Kind of Wilderness (12A)

Tuesday 20 May 20252:00pm4:15pm
Wednesday 21 May 20255:00pm
Thursday 22 May 20257:30pm

In this Sundance-selected documentary, Englishman Nik and his Norwegian wife Maria attempt to forge a new life on a farm in her homeland’s lush woodlands. Their goal is to live sustainably, putting as little strain upon the planet as possible. But when the family suffers a tragedy, Nik’s resolve to continue on this singular mission is severely challenged and the ‘normal’ world comes knocking. Can they maintain some version of this idyll or is it a paradise out of reach?


Bearing comparison with the events of Captain Fantastic (2016) but played out with the complexities and inescapable truths of real life, A New Kind of Wilderness is not just a heartbreaking portrait of the endurance of a family, but also a breathtaking trip into the Norwegian wilderness. The kind of unfolding, surprising, intimate and honest documentary portrait that can only emerge over years of hard-won access,


A New Kind of Wilderness is for anyone who wants to (re)discover the power of family and think about different ways of striding this Earth.