A New Kind of Wilderness – Thursday, March 27th

Tickets are $15 per person

Salve Regina University – Located in the Antone Academic Center – DiStefano Lecture Hall

56 Lawrence Ave, Newport, RI

6:00 PM: Venue Opens – Light refreshments will be available!

7:00 PM: Film Begins

About the Film: On a small farm in a Norwegian forest, the Paynes live a purposefully isolated life, aiming to be wild and free. Maria and Nik, along with their four children Ulv, Falk, Freja, and Ronja are self-sufficient. They practice home-schooling and strive for a closely-knit family dynamic in harmony with nature. However, when tragedy strikes the family, it upends their idyllic world and forces them to forge a new path into modern society.

In A New Kind of Wilderness, filmmaker Silje Evensmo Jacobsen captures an intimate and soulful portrait of love, life, and growing up. The Paynes’ journey, their triumphs and struggles, invite reflection on our own life choices, our responsibility to the planet and our children, and how we navigate life after loss.