Exhausted by loneliness, social anxiety, and all the crushing barrage of pressures felt by their generation, three teenagers leave the comforts of home to enroll in a traditional “folk high school” in the wilds of northernmost Norway. Dropped in the arctic wilderness for one year, Hege, Romain, and Bjørn Tore must rely only on themselves and a pack of loyal sled dogs as they take the daunting step from childhood to adulthood. Freed from technology, social media, and the noise of modern life, this brave trio learns to face themselves for the first time, and experience an unexpected transformation.

WHERE TO SEE THE FILM

SCANDINAVIA HOUSE SPECIAL SCREENING
New York City, New York
Wednesday, July 16 at 7:00pm
Q&A with directors to follow.

ROOFTOP FILMS “Bring Your Own Dog” Screening
Brooklyn, New York
Thursday, July 17 at 7pm at McGolrick Park
Q&A with directors to follow.

MAINE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Waterville, Maine
Thursday, July 17 at 4:00pm at Waterville Opera House
Saturday, July 19 at 6:20pm at Maine Film Center 3

OPENING WEEKEND IN NEW YORK
New York City, New York
July 25-27 at IFC Center
Q&As with the directors on:
Friday, July 25th at 7:00pm
Saturday, July 26th at 7:00pm
Sunday, July 27th at 1:40pm

DOC EDGE
New Zealand
Saturday, July 26 at 5:45pm at Lumière Cinemas in Christchurch
Sunday, July 27 at 10:00am at Roxy Cinema in Wellington

JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER
Monday, July 28 at 7:15pm at Jacob Burns Film Center
Q&A with Heidi Ewing to follow.

DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA SPECIAL SCREENING
Los Angeles, California
Thursday, July 31 at 7:00pm
DGA Members Only. Q&A with directors to follow.

OPENING WEEKEND IN LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles, California
August 1-2 at Laemmle Monica Film Center and Laemmle Noho 7
Q&As with the directors on:
Friday, August 1 at 4:30pm at Noho 7 (with Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady)
Friday, August 1 at 7:20pm at Monica Film Center (with Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady)
Saturday, August 2 at 1:30pm at Monica Film Center (with Rachel Grady)

DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS
Detroit, Michigan
Friday, August 1 at 7:00pm at Detroit Film Theater
Saturday, August 2 at 3:00pm & 7:00pm at Detroit Film Theater
Sunday, August 3 at 2:00pm at Detroit Film Theater

OPENING IN THEATERS IN AUGUST

California
Los Angeles
: Laemmle Noho 7 and Monica Film Center (8/1)
San Rafael: Smith Rafael Film Center (8/1)
San Diego: Digital Gym Cinema (8/15)

Canada
London, Ontario: Hyland Cinema (8/1)

Connecticut
Bantam: Bantam Cinema (8/1)

Florida
Sarasota: Burns Court (8/1)
Tallahassee: Challenger Learning Center IMAX (8/9)

Georgia
Atlanta: CinemaSavannah (8/10)

Maryland
Silver Spring: AFI Silver Theatre Culture Center (8/1)

Massachusetts
Amherst: Amherst Cinema Arts Center 3 (8/1)
Boston: The Coolidge (8/1)
Newburyport: Newburyport Screening Room (8/1)
Worcester: Cinema Worcester (8/7)

Minnesota
Minneapolis: MSP Film at the Main (8/1)

Missouri
St Louis: Hi-Pointe Theater (8/8)

Nebraska
Lincoln: Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center (8/1)

New York
Albany
: Scene One Spectrum 8 Theater (8/1)
Buffalo: North Park Theatre (8/1)
Pleasantville: Jacob Burns Film Center (8/1)
Rhinebeck: The Upstate Theater (8/1)
Saugerties: Orpheum Theater (8/22)

Ohio
Columbus: Gateway Film Center 8 (8/1)
Cleveland: Cleveland Cinematheque (8/1)

Pennsylvania
Harrisburg:
Midtown Cinema 3 (8/15)

Texas
Austin: Austin Film Society Cinema (8/1)
Houston: River Oaks Theatre (8/1)

Utah
Salt Lake City: Broadway Centre Cinemas (8/1)

WOODS HOLE FILM FESTIVAL
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Saturday, August 2 at 7:30pm at Redfield Auditorium

ROCKY MOUNTAIN WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Tuesday, August 5 at 7:00pm at Pop-Up Cinema

HUDSON FILM FESTIVAL
Hudson, New York
Friday, August 8 at 5:00pm at Time & Space Limited

CREDITS

DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY
Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Lars Erlend Tubaas Øymo

EDITOR
Nathan Punwar

MUSIC BY
T. Griffin

CINEMATOGRAPHER
Tor Edvin Eliassen

SOUND RECORDING
Andreas Lindberg Svensson

LINE PRODUCER – HEAD OF PRODUCTION
Christina Gonzalez

CO-PRODUCERS
Gudmundur Gunnarsson
Kari Anne Moe

ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Victor Artesona

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Lisa Schejola Akin
Jeffrey Akin
Maiken Baird
Michael Bloom
Christine Connor
Ian Darling
Ryan Heller
Mary Lisio
Jenny Raskin
Regina K. Scully
Ian Stratford

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Isabela De Campos

ADDITIONAL MUSIC
Blair French

POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Francesca Strada

POST PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Nicole Ayr

FIELD PRODUCERS
Eilif Bremer Landsend
Espen Larsson
Andreas Rørslett

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