Heiðrik á Heygum

Heiðrikur á Heygum is a filmmaker and musician from the Faroe Islands.

Heiðrikur is best known for his techno album An Invisible Gun, and the award winning short film Mítt Rúm.

Career
After graduating from Studentaskúlin í Hoydølum in 2004, and studying at Kort & Dokumentar Filmskolen in Denmark, worked with advertising and commercials. In 2007 he released his first album An Invisible Gun in the autumn of 2007 to favorable reviews by the local press. Before the release, Heiðrikur directed a music video for the song Tár torna. Heiðrikur then took interest in film making, and directed the short film Mítt Rúm (eng: My Room)). The short film premiered at the faroese filmfestival in October 2008, and has since awards festivals such as NUFF and UNGFILM09, where it won the Rasmus-award.

Heirikur is currently working on his second album and resides in Copenhagen.