FOLKTALES

August 15 – 16, 2025
Folktales
In Oscar-nominated filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s life-affirming documentary, teenagers converge at a traditional folk high school in Arctic Norway where they must rely on only themselves, one another, and a loyal pack of sled dogs as they all grow in unexpected directions. Folktales tells the timely and heartwarming story of teenagers who choose to spend an unconventional “gap year” learning to dog sled and survive the Arctic wilderness, in hopes of finding connection and meaning in the modern world. Guided by patient teachers and a yard full of heroic Alaskan huskies, they discover their own potential and develop deep relationships with the land, animals and humans around them. Through intimate verité storytelling and exhilarating cinematography, Ewing and Grady examine humans on the cusp of adulthood, finding themselves at the edge of the world.
Dir. Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady / 2025 / Norway / 105 min

“Dog lovers shouldn’t miss this one. Honestly, no one should.” – Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com

“There is poetry as well as deep affection in their close-ups of people and dogs, and lessons for any age in the way students tumble off their sleds and get right back up.” – Sheri Linden, New York Times

SCREENING: FRI 8/15 4PM; SAT 8/16 7PM

$13 GA & $10 OFS. Tickets are available at the box office 30 minutes before showtimes.