Folktales 2025
In ProgressOn the precipice of adulthood, teenagers converge at a traditional folk high school in Arctic Norway. Dropped at the edge of the world, they must rely on only themselves, one another, and a loyal pack of sled dogs as they all grow in unexpected directions.
The Filmmakers
Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, Directors + Producers
Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady are Oscar and Emmy nominated directors and the owners of Loki Films in New York. They are known for shining a light on unknown worlds with empathy and cinematic flair. Heidi and Rachel have directed than 7 feature-length docs together. Their most recent film, ENDANGERED (HBO), is a searing portrait of journalists under threat and a collaboration with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow. Their buzzy docuseries LOVE FRAUD (Showtime) exposed the wily ways of a dastardly con artist with wicked humor. Ewing’s first narrative feature, I CARRY YOU WITH ME, won two awards at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was released by Sony Pictures Classics.