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In new documentary 'Folktales,' teens learn self-reliance and dog sledding in the Arctic wilderness

Hege and Odin in "Foltales," a Magnolia Pictures release. (Lars Erlend Tubaas Øymo/Magnolia Pictures)
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Hege and Odin in "Foltales," a Magnolia Pictures release. (Lars Erlend Tubaas Øymo/Magnolia Pictures)

The new documentary “Folktales” is centered around the Pasvik Folk High school in Northern Norway, where teenagers take a “gap year” to disconnect from technology and learn how to dog sled and survive in the Arctic wilderness.

Host Anthony Brooks speaks with the co-directors, Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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