Copenhagen-based DR Sales has secured major sales on the Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner and Visions du Réel Grand Angle entry “A New Kind of Wilderness.”
The film, directed by Silje Evensmo Jacobsen, has been acquired by ZDF and Arte for Germany and France, Cinema Delicatessen for the Netherlands, Dalton Distribution for Belgium, Against Gravity for Poland, Kino Pavasaris for the Baltics and Stardust for Japan.
“From the moment ‘A New Kind of Wilderness’ was presented to us, we fell in love with the film,” said DR Sales’ Freja Johanne Nørgaard Sørensen. “We’re elated to see it resonating with audiences, finding homes at festivals, broadcasters, and distributors worldwide. If you’re looking for an intimate documentary that touches your soul and leaves you pondering long after the credits roll, ‘A New Kind of Wilderness’ is a must-watch,” she said.
Pinned by Variety as a “tender observation of an evolving family,” the real-life “Captain Fantastic” story turns on the Paynes family who have chosen to live freely and self-sufficiently on a farm in the Norwegian forest. But when tragedy strikes, the closely knit family is forced to go back to modern society.
Jacobsen’s second documentary feature was produced by the director’s Oslo-based A5 Film, together with Mari Bakke Riise.
At the Visions du Réel festival in Nyon, Switzerland (April 12-21), the Norwegian documentary will screen in the Grand Angle strand, dedicated to festival and audience favorites and will compete for the audience award.