A New Kind of Wilderness (in-person & online)

Documentary

In this Sundance selected documentary, Englishman Nik and his Norwegian wife Maria attempt to forge a new life in her homeland’s lush woodlands. Their goal is to raise their family off-grid, putting as little strain upon the planet as possible, while forging unbreakable family bonds. Yet when Maria passes from cancer, 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.