
Vikinglandisbasedon16hoursoffootagerecordedinVHSbyaGaliciansailornamedLuísLombabetween1993and1994whileworkinginaferryboatonapaththattakespeople,vehiclesandgoodsfromDanishtownRomoandtheSyltisland,anareaoffrozensea.Ashelearnshowtousethecamera,Luísrecordshisworkmates,theships,thelandscape,everyworktask,andhisrestandleisuretimes.It´snotyourtypicalfoundfootagepiece:directorXurxoChirro(amanipulator,ashedefineshimself)organizesthesemomentswithoutalteringthemfordramaticpurposesandrespectstheimagesaswhattheyare:distantmemories.It´samelancholicwork-comedythatissetandcapturedinaveryparticularway;andalsoavideojournalthatusesmoderncinemaresourcestoshowusthebackstageofwhatcouldhavebeenanundoubtedly19thcenturystoryfilledwithtripsandadventures.