Búi Dam
Búi Dam is a director, actor and musician who grew up in the Faroe Islands in a family of artists. He studied theatre directing at the Danish National School of Performing Arts, acting at the London School of Dramatic Art, and music at FÍH in Iceland. He was mentored by Indian poet and playwright H.S. Shivaprakash and American jazz saxophonist John Purcell. He began his career as a jazz guitarist and composer, performing with renowned singer Eivør as well as other local musicians. Under the name BUDAM, he released two studio albums and toured extensively throughout Europe. He also composed music for several theatre productions. He later transitioned fully into theatre and film, acting, writing and directing. Dam's work has earned him several awards, including Best Short Film at Geyting Film Award (2020), Best Actor at the Winter Film Award in New York (2021) and the prestigious M.A. Jacobsen Award for his play CASTLE OF JOY (2022).
BIRITA is his first feature.
