I was there in January, February and March of 2025. It was cold on the island of Terschelling, I would go on my bike to the beach and observe the cars, people and animals, but after an hour I my hands would freeze and shake, so I headed back home for a warm cup of thee. I was lucky to meet five amazing people who live
on the island and love to dive their cars on the beach. Three of them are depicted in this film and are what they call real strandjutters (Beachcombers). I went with them in their warm cars to the beach where the sand would flow in graceful streamers and the sea was endless. On the drive they point out all kinds of things, that I as a guest on the Island and would have never noticed. We would start and stop and get out to see if we could find any stranded treasure. Matthijs, Martin and Vincent tell stories about thing they have found, how they found them, how the beach has become the way it is now and what the place means for them. In this film Noordwestenwind, we learn how their acquired knowledge and practice shapes their world and get answers to the question of why they love what they do.
Bio
In the subjects of her films Myrthe van Herk (28 years old) is interested in the connection of our bodies to their surrounding world and to our body’s themselves by what we do. As a Cultural anthropologist, she looks for connection instead of difference and sees that to learn about other people is to learn more about once self. Her work is characterized by her observational filming methods and curiosity in her subject’s interests. In the following years she hopes to continue making films and be active in the world of film and documentary.
