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‘Folktales’: A Brilliant Way to Get Teenagers Off Phones

“Folktales” is an instant classic, a favorite documentary, and a film that can and will change lives once it breaks away from the documentary dog-pack.
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‘Folktales’: A Brilliant Way to Get Teenagers Off Phones
Hege and her dog Sautso share a good a-woo, in "Folktales." Magnolia Pictures
Mark Jackson
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NR | 1h 45m | Documentary | 2025

“Folktales”—the superb new documentary about teenagers escaping cellphone addiction and discovering their destiny—opens with a folktale from Norse Mythology. Deeply familiar to me, it’s one of the first stories I heard in fourth grade, after switching from public school to a Waldorf school.

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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