Waves - A portrait of Maria á Heygum
Director Heiðrik á Heygum
Countries Faroe Islands
Duration 8 min
Synopsis
"Waves” (Aldur) 85 year old Maria á Heygum has the past 45 years been swimming in the cold sea surrounding The Faroe Islands. The isolated island group is located in the middle of the Atlantic sea somewhere between Scotland and Iceland. Every day, despite the harsh and cruel weather, Maria makes her way down to the shore. This has become part of her; This is the place, where she, as she says, found her will to live.
"Waves” (Aldur) 85 year old Maria á Heygum has the past 45 years been swimming in the cold sea surrounding The Faroe Islands. The isolated island group is located in the middle of the Atlantic sea somewhere between Scotland and Iceland. Every day, despite the harsh and cruel weather, Maria makes her way down to the shore. This has become part of her; This is the place, where she, as she says, found her will to live.