Folktales

Teenagers attend a folk high school in Arctic Norway, relying on themselves, peers, and sled dogs as they navigate the path to adulthood and uncharted personal growth.

2025 | Running Time: 1 Hour 45 minutes | Rating: NR

Exhausted by loneliness, social anxiety, and all the crushing pressures felt by Gen Z, three teenagers make the daring decision to leave the comforts of home to enroll in a traditional “folk high school” in the wilds of northern Norway. Dropped in the arctic wilderness Hege, Romain, and Bjørn T ore must rely on only themselves and a ragtag pack of loyal sled dogs as they take the daunting step from childhood to adulthood. Freed of technology, social media, and the noise of modern life, this brave trio learn to face themselves for the first time – and experience an unexpected, wondrous transformation. Filmmakers: Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady

“Every once in a while you come across a film that is so perfectly made to connect deeply with you and your soul, so wonderfully crafted that your emotions reach a boiling point the moment it starts, so exciting in its majesty that you can’t help but fall instantly in love with it. Folktales is one of those films.”

–SUNDANCE 2025, by Alex Billington

“A warm and big-hearted crowdpleaser set against a cold and seemingly inhospitable backdrop, Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady‘s Folktales can look to Sundance precedent to safely expect to find a welcoming audience.”

–HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, by Daniel Fienberg