Heiðrik á Heygum

Heiðrik á Heygum (Born 1983) is a faroese filmmaker and musician best known for his electro pop album An Invisible Gun, and the award winning short films Mítt Rúm, Aldur and Sigarett.

Career
After graduating from Kort & Dokumentar Filmskolen in Denmark,, he began working 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, Heiðrik directed a music video for the song Tár torna. Heiðrik then took interest in filmmaking, and directed the short film Mítt Rúm (eng: My Room)). The short film premiered at the Faroese film festival in October 2008, and has since won awards at festivals such as Nordic Youth Film Festival (NUFF) and UNGFILM09, where it won the Rasmus-Award.

Heiðrik, currently residing in Copenhagen, Denmark, is also a prominent supporter of the Faroese LGBT movement, using his celebrity status to show support and admiration for the Faroese LGBT movement abroad. Heiðrik is currently working on his second album and attends the Danish filmschool Super 16.

Filmography

 * "Tár Torna" 2006(music video), Writer, director and editor.
 * "Mús" 2008-2009 (television series): Co writer, reporter and editor. A series with 8 episodes made for the Faroese National Television.
 * "ORKA & YANN TIERSEN" Live in Rennes 2008 (post production), Director and editor.
 * "Mítt Rúm" 2009 (short film), Writer, director and editor.
 * "Waves - A Portrait of Maria á Heygum", 2010 (portrait film).
 * "Sigarett" 2010 (short film) Writer, director, actor and editor.

Discography

 * "Peter Pan", March 2010, single.
 * "Jealous", Nov. 2007, single.
 * "An Invisible Gun", Dec. 2007, album

Extern Links

 * Heiðrik on Myspace
 * Heiðrik on Facebook
 * YouTube.com, Jealous.