
Directing
Diego Santos
Born 2002-09-30 · Brazil
Diego Santos is an audiovisual filmmaker who works in screenwriting, directing, and editing, with a filmography marked by contemplative and sensory narratives. His work explores everyday life through an intimate lens, transforming small events into experiences laden with meaning. He debuted with *O Ingresso* (2022), followed by *Um Momento no Tempo* (2024) and *Fotografias Desbotadas* (2024), consolidating an auteur approach centered on time, memory, and perception. In 2026, he released *Doce Vertigem*, expanding his aesthetic language and deepening his creative identity. His films move between the real and the subjective, inviting the viewer to slow down and observe what usually goes unnoticed.
Acting credits
NRDuring a series of travels and experiences, a young filmmaker records fragments of days marked by doubts, silences, and memories in formation. Between the impulse to record and the need to simply be present, the documentary follows a delicate search for belonging.
Human Nature
2026
9.0O Ingresso is a short film about how small changes in direction in our lives can develop sensations that we blindly seek.
The Ticket
2022
10.0Between cherished memories and persistent silences, a young man revisits old photographs of his departed grandmother. Between the grain of the photograph and the weight of the memories, he seeks to freeze time, capturing everyday gestures and laughter. Faded Photographs is an intimate portrait of grief, memory, and the desire to immortalize what is fleeting.
Faded Photographs
2025
Behind the camera
10.0Two young students find their mundane routine interrupted by a seemingly insignificant detail: the last chocolate bar available in a vending machine.
Sweet Vertigo
2026
10.0Two young students find their mundane routine interrupted by a seemingly insignificant detail: the last chocolate bar available in a vending machine.
Sweet Vertigo
2026
NRDuring a series of travels and experiences, a young filmmaker records fragments of days marked by doubts, silences, and memories in formation. Between the impulse to record and the need to simply be present, the documentary follows a delicate search for belonging.
Human Nature
2026
NRDuring a series of travels and experiences, a young filmmaker records fragments of days marked by doubts, silences, and memories in formation. Between the impulse to record and the need to simply be present, the documentary follows a delicate search for belonging.
Human Nature
2026
NRDuring a series of travels and experiences, a young filmmaker records fragments of days marked by doubts, silences, and memories in formation. Between the impulse to record and the need to simply be present, the documentary follows a delicate search for belonging.
Human Nature
2026
9.0O Ingresso is a short film about how small changes in direction in our lives can develop sensations that we blindly seek.
The Ticket
2022
9.0O Ingresso is a short film about how small changes in direction in our lives can develop sensations that we blindly seek.
The Ticket
2022
10.0Between cherished memories and persistent silences, a young man revisits old photographs of his departed grandmother. Between the grain of the photograph and the weight of the memories, he seeks to freeze time, capturing everyday gestures and laughter. Faded Photographs is an intimate portrait of grief, memory, and the desire to immortalize what is fleeting.
Faded Photographs
2025
10.0Between cherished memories and persistent silences, a young man revisits old photographs of his departed grandmother. Between the grain of the photograph and the weight of the memories, he seeks to freeze time, capturing everyday gestures and laughter. Faded Photographs is an intimate portrait of grief, memory, and the desire to immortalize what is fleeting.
Faded Photographs
2025
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Salto de Espera
2026
NRSix months after losing their chocolate, two young people prepare for a final mission: to reclaim what was taken from them. But upon infiltrating their old rival's lair, they discover that the craving for chocolate could have far greater consequences than they imagined.
Sweet Vertigo: Now Another Enemy
2026
NRSix months after losing their chocolate, two young people prepare for a final mission: to reclaim what was taken from them. But upon infiltrating their old rival's lair, they discover that the craving for chocolate could have far greater consequences than they imagined.
Sweet Vertigo: Now Another Enemy
2026
NRThose days became a moment in time, because it never truly belonged to us.
A Moment in Time
2025
NRThose days became a moment in time, because it never truly belonged to us.
A Moment in Time
2025
