IN THE WINDS OF THE ICEFIELDS

Synopsis

87-year-old Vello is a legendary ice sailor and engineer. Amid global warming, he encounters seasons without any suitable ice to sail. And if there is ice, Vello no longer tends to go on it alone. When his wife Urve suggests him to quit, Vello responds – Never! Throughout his career, Vello has built a few dozens of ice yachts. Today he is crafting his last. When the filmmaker hears that, he rushes to the island to film it. Vello forces a helmet on his head instead as he realizes this is his last chance to go on the ice. Over time, the filmmaker starts to enjoy his new reality. He, too, starts to wait for something that might never come – the ice. The filmmaker knows that ice sailing will become extinct due to the warming climate and he is not sure if the world needs another iceboat. But this is not the reason why he is there. He is there because there’s no other way. This is his good-bye.