Between Heaven and Earth

We need your help to bring our baby to life: "Between Heaven and Earth", a story between life and death. It's your opportunity to ontribute to the birth of this project.

Thank you very much!

Thanks to your support, we were able to achieve our initial objective to ensure the production of this short film.

However, you can still help us go further and that's why we set new goals.

€1150 - Ensure minimum filming conditions;

New goals:

€1650 - Improve production resources for the image, art and sound departments;

€2000 - Ensure better national and international distribution in movie theaters and festivals.

SYNOPSIS

Valentina is in the final stage of pregnancy. Pedro, her son's father, threatens to push her down the same stairs where her mother died, the day she was born.

Tormented by this guilt, by a boyfriend who betrays her, by her precarious job and by doubts in her own ability to raise a child alone, she considers putting Pedro's suggestion into practice.

NOTE OF INTENT

Between Heaven and Earth is 10 minutes drama that approaches the theme of abortion , through the story of Valentina.

The role of the protagonist serves to strengthen the idea of the role that a woman can have in her own life , being able to control her and make her own decisions and life choices , disconnecting from what no longer makes sense to her.

The duality between death and life is a constant in the narrative, portrayed between pregnancy and abortion; her own life and that of her mother and her relationship with herself as opposed to the toxic relationship she has with her boyfriend.

The symbology of the stairs, a key element in the story, refers precisely to this duality between life and death, that is, between heaven and earth, while allowing us to develop and grow in a process that, step by step, can bring us the challenge, anxiety and pain, but in the end it pays off and brings joy.

About the author

TEAM

Our team is made up of master's students and colleagues, who share a common passion - cinema. We are all committed to bringing Valentina's baby to life.

PERFORMER PATH

Daniela Guerreiro, born in 1993 in Aveiro, studied Social Communication in Viseu. In the curricular internship, he had the opportunity to start his career at RTP, the public television, in the area of Program Production.

After finishing the course, he returned to RTP – this time at undefeated – where he started to work as an Information Assistant, in Information Production and, later, as a broadcast technician. He also participated in the production of video clips, namely by the artist Fernando Daniel and made promotional videos dedicated to social networks for different entities and business areas.

Cinema was something that always aroused his interest. In 2017, he produced and directed a short film about the paths of Santiago de Compostela. This passion, especially for cinema, led her to join the Masters in Audiovisual Communication, specialization in Audiovisual Production and Realization at Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, so that she can have the opportunity to make good projects , learn and go further . “Between Heaven and Earth” is your first step on this new journey.

Budget and due dates

Producing this short film has associated costs.

Most of the value will be to respect the work of the cast, for the food of 5 days of shooting and for the promotion, especially considering that one day you can watch in a movie theater or at a festival.

Filming is scheduled for May 5th to 9th, in Póvoa de Varzim. After that we will work on the post-production of the film.

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