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 Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady travel abroad to make a compelling, light-hearted documentary set in the Norwegian wilderness. In the observational documentary "Folktales," Oscar-nominated documentary filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady ("Jesus Camp") revisit education and social context, a concept that informed their first collaboration, "The Boys of Baraka" in 2005. They follow a trio of teenagers who take a gap year at a Norwegian folk high school in Pasvik, located 480 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. The nine-month program, which teaches outdoor survival skills and dog sledding, as well as Norwegian language and culture, is open to teens from around the world, though it's never specified how students are selected, how many there are, or how much it costs to attend. What is clear is the importance of self-confidence and guidance that comes from acquiring these skills in the wilderness and successfully applying them. With the epic, primitive...