X talks about the life and struggles of a young couple, it´s a story with witch the public can relate through their own personal experiences.
Who we are?
We are a group of students of Beira Interior University, and as our final gradution work, we want to bring you this short movie. ICA (Institute of Cinema and Audio-Visual) already financed us, but with your help we want to take the portuguese film culture beyond borders and arroud the world.
What?
“X” is an indie production that portrays the life of an young couple that is going trough a rough time in their relationship. Each one of them can lean on their friend´s for support and the true reason why they suffer is left to the public to decide.
Ana Catarina Ferreira e Ana do Carmo Duque l Prodution Directors, born in Oporto. Other than the experience required in short movies for the university, both got the opportunity to travel to South Korea (Dongguk University) for a Summer Programm in Prodution. Still in the year of 2017, they got the opportunity to produce a short movie “Crutches” for the portuguese director Luis Campos.
Débora Martins l Screenwritter and Director, born in Setúbal. Already worked for with some of the members in some other university projects. Also participated in the short “Crutches” (2017) where she got to assist portuguese Photography Director Fábio Guerreiro. This is her first script to get financed by the Institute of Cinema and Audio-Visual (ICA)
Ana Sofia Mendes l Assistant Director, born in Guimarães. Has experience in the fields of Edition, Sound and Directing.
Sofia Abreu l Photography Director, born in Oporto. Before getting in Beira Interior University, she already got experience in the field of cinema by the Soares dos Reis Highschool. Was also apart of short movies like “Crutches” (2017) and ” O Que é feito dos Dias da Cave/ What Happened to the Days in the Basement” (2015) directed by Rafael Almeida, production that got rewarded several times in portuguese festivals.
Vasco Silva l Sound Director, born in Espinho. Was part of the crew of several short movies like ” O Que é feito dos Dias da Cave/ What Happened to the Days in the Basement” (2015), “Eukasia” (2016) of the director Rafael Almeida. Had as well oppurtunity to study for 5 months abroad in Lincoln University, London.
Gonçalo Borges l Editor and Sound Assistent, born in Viseu. Already was apart of several university projects and more recently was sound assistent for David Badalo in the short movie “Crutches” (2017)
The crew is made up not only by the directors but as well their assistents, such as : Production Assitents Fábio Brás and André Ramos and Assistent Director 2, Carolina Coelho. The making off and marketing of the pages and social networks with be in the hands of the Production Team.
What we need?
This project is in need of 800 euros to reach his full potencial.
Why?
A movie to be done needs to move and lodge the crew and actors, in somes cases rent material. All of this to ensure some confort and quality for those who give their time and effort for a end result in witch the crew is proud to present to the audience.
Any contribution is importante. Here you can see a quick estimate of the uses that we will give to the money we ask:
How to support?
According to the ammout that you donate you will recive different rewards, as you can see in the right side of this page. The purpose of this reward system is to show our thanks for the help.
Where and When?
The filming will accrue on the 24th of Abril and end in 1st of May, in different tourist sites of Oporto.
Other ways of helping
If you can help monetarily, don´t worry. You can help another way!
Share our PPL campaign, tell it to your friends and family that still don´t know about the project, follow and share the movie´s social pages and stay tuned for news
Thank you for the time and for being part of the crew.