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Expected 2026
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WHAT //
Feature documentary film.
LOGLINE //
WOLF PARK is the story of Talla, the last wolf of her kind, seen through the eyes of a filmmaker who is also searching for her place in the world.
PROJECT INFORMATION //
Deep in the night, distant wolf howling lures filmmaker Demelza. She follows the sound to its source and finds herself in a wolf park. In the eyes of the wolves, she glimpses a wild past she feels herself drawn to. She uses her camera to get a better understanding of this ‘wolf world’.
Demelza becomes enthralled by a young female wolf called Talla, who is the odd one out in the pack. Demelza sees parallels between herself and the wolf: Demelza also feels she’s an outsider and misses a sense of belonging. As Talla grows up, she gets more and more dominant. This behaviour clashes with other she-wolves, who sense a threat for their positions in the pack. When Talla loses an ear in a fight, the animal keepers intervene to protect her from further injury and put her in an enclosure by herself.
If Talla would live in the wild, at this moment in time she could leave the pack and become a lone wolf in search of another pack or start a wolf-family of her own. In the park she cannot make this decision; Talla’s future is in the hands of humans.
For years Demelza returns to record Talla’s life in captivity. As the world of Talla gets smaller and smaller, Demelza understands she has the ability to set herself free.
SUPPORTED BY //
Screen Scotland
Creative Europe MEDIA
PART OF //
EURODOC 2023
Scottish Showcase at Cannes Docs, 18 May 2024, Festival de Cannes
THE TEAM //
Director – Demelza Kooij
Producer – Anita Norfolk, Folk Film (Norway)
Co-producers – Sisyfos (Sweden), Jump Cut (Italy)
Director of Photography – Joris Cottin
Additional Cinematography – Demelza Kooij
Editors – Kieran Gosney, Valentina Cicogna
Composer – Lars Koens
Expected 2026
Get in touch here
WHAT //
Feature documentary film.
LOGLINE //
WOLF PARK is the story of Talla, the last wolf of her kind, seen through the eyes of a filmmaker who is also searching for her place in the world.
PROJECT INFORMATION //
Deep in the night, distant wolf howling lures filmmaker Demelza. She follows the sound to its source and finds herself in a wolf park. In the eyes of the wolves, she glimpses a wild past she feels herself drawn to. She uses her camera to get a better understanding of this ‘wolf world’.
Demelza becomes enthralled by a young female wolf called Talla, who is the odd one out in the pack. Demelza sees parallels between herself and the wolf: Demelza also feels she’s an outsider and misses a sense of belonging. As Talla grows up, she gets more and more dominant. This behaviour clashes with other she-wolves, who sense a threat for their positions in the pack. When Talla loses an ear in a fight, the animal keepers intervene to protect her from further injury and put her in an enclosure by herself.
If Talla would live in the wild, at this moment in time she could leave the pack and become a lone wolf in search of another pack or start a wolf-family of her own. In the park she cannot make this decision; Talla’s future is in the hands of humans.
For years Demelza returns to record Talla’s life in captivity. As the world of Talla gets smaller and smaller, Demelza understands she has the ability to set herself free.
SUPPORTED BY //
Screen Scotland
Creative Europe MEDIA
PART OF //
EURODOC 2023
Scottish Showcase at Cannes Docs, 18 May 2024, Festival de Cannes
THE TEAM //
Director – Demelza Kooij
Producer – Anita Norfolk, Folk Film (Norway)
Co-producers – Sisyfos (Sweden), Jump Cut (Italy)
Director of Photography – Joris Cottin
Additional Cinematography – Demelza Kooij
Editors – Kieran Gosney, Valentina Cicogna
Composer – Lars Koens
WOLF PARK (85', exp. 2026)
