Diego Santos
Directing
Biography
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.
Known For
Two young students find their mundane routine interrupted by a seemingly insignificant detail: the last chocolate bar available in a vending machine.
Sweet Vertigo
Between 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
The attention was not focused on the tourist attractions, but rather on the graffiti.
Por Los Graffitis
O Ingresso is a short film about how small changes in direction in our lives can develop sensations that we blindly seek.
The Ticket
During 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
Those days became a moment in time, because it never truly belonged to us.