Despite the challenges facing documentarians Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady while making “Folktales” (Magnolia), the movie was easy to finance. Neither the frozen setting 300 miles above the Arctic ...

Before beginning her personal journey in a cold, remote area of Norway with a sled dog, Hege, a 19-year-old student, describes being a young woman on the cusp of adulthood this way: “Of course, it’s ...

It has become a semi-common practice for teenagers to take a gap year after graduating high school. Many take to traveling ...

A rite of passage for three Norwegian teens is examined in Directors Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady’s new documentary, Folktales. The film follows teenagers Hege, Romain and Bjørn Tore, who leave the ...

Directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady tell IndieWire about making their latest documentary feel as momentous and magical as it does to come of age. Indeed, “Folktales” doesn’t just open with the ...

Filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s new documentary follows a group of teenagers learning life lessons at a traditional Norwegian folk high school. Documentaries focused on the teen experience ...

In northernmost Arctic Norway, the Pasvik Folk High School continues a two-century teaching curriculum dedicated to traditional survival skills. Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, successful documentarians ...

In Finnmark, Norway, 200 miles above the Arctic Circle, stands Pasvik Folk High School. In Folktales, the latest documentary from filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (Jesus Camp, One of Us), the ...

Last week, Vice President Kamala Harris made her first trip to the U.S.-Mexican border to address the root causes of why people flee their home countries and migrate to America. Visiting young girls ...

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The film is from Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, who directed 2012's "Detropia." The noted documentary focused on the Motor City's financial woes in the global marketplace. "Folktales" explores how ...