In this 2025 documentary, award-nominated directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady take us through a year at a traditional folk school in Arctic Norway.

The perils of existing in a social media-fueled world are well-documented, especially when it comes to the mental health and social dynamics of young people.

In some remote Scandinavian schools, young people are taken to what may seem like extremes to get away from the digital world and reconnect with nature, animals, and themselves.

In their 2025 documentary, Folktales, directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady follow a group of teenage students at Pasvik, a Norwegian Folk school where young people are taken out of modern society and taught survival skills.

The film documents the school's vast impact on teens' mental, physical, and social health, and how the skills they learn change their lives forever.