IN A WHIRLWIND
FRI, 19.07.
10 am
EVANGELISCHES GEMEINDEHAUS
PT 2017 · Dokumentary · 31 Min.
Director Henrique Manuel Pereira
Language Portugese with engl. SUB
Fourteen years ago, due to a stroke, Hélder Ferreira turned quadriplegic. Doctors gave him no more than a few days to live. Imprisoned inside his body, he only moves one eyelid and with the thumb of the left hand, he does an almost imperceptible movement. However, with the help of a computer software, he can connect with the outside world and do what he loves: listen to music and write.
Director
Henrique Manuel Pereira
Screenplay
Henrique Manuel Pereira, Joana Baptista
Camera
Natacha Oliveira, Miguel Vieira, Henrique Manuel Pereira, Joana Baptista
Editing
Joana Baptista
Score
Mariana Costa
Sound design
Mariana Costa
Lighting
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Producer
Henrique Manuel Pereira
Studio
Escola das Artes

Director's biography
With a doctor in Culture, Henrique Manuel Pereira is a professor at UCP, School of Arts in Portugal. He is a researcher at the universities of Lisbon and Aveiro and author of a vast bibliography, highlighting the works on Guerra Junqueiro and Portuguese culture. Pereira produced, directed and presented several radio programs (RR, RFM and Antena 2) and works as a journalist, screenwriter and producer/director of short and feature films.
Director's filmography
- Roda no Ar: Hélder. (30 min.) Produced in School of Arts, UCP. 2017.
- Telmo Ferraz: Mibangas e Frutos. (90 min.) Produced in School of Arts, UCP. 2013
- Eugénio Lisboa: Interminável referência. (15 min.) University of Aveiro – School of Arts, UCP. 2011.
- Nome de Guerra, A Viagem de Junqueiro (90 min.) Produced in School of Arts, UCP. 2011.