The city of Lisbon sleeps, but there are still some lit windows. One of these windows is Mercurio—a boy, a god. Every night, he stays up collecting messages and recordings from different human dreams. Real people describe some of their recurring or most memorable dreams: scary nightmares, love stories, premonitions. Through accessing these personal dreams as if by magic, and creating a cosmic connection with these characters, Mercurio learns what it’s like to be human and to feel.

RELEASE YEAR
2024

WRITER & DIRECTOR
Bernardo Gramaxo

GENRES
Hybrid
Science Fiction
Queer

SPOKEN LANGUAGE
Portuguese

PRODUCTION COMPANY
The Takes (PT)

CAST
Lorenzo Nóbrega
Vall Spirit Sant

SCREENPLAY
Bernardo Gramaxo

PRODUCTION
Bernardo Gramaxo
Catarina Ângelo

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Marta Ferreira

SOUND DIRECTION
Kiko Moreira

WARDROBE
Beatriz Realista

MAKE-UP & HAIR
Raquel Laranjo

ORIGINAL MUSIC
Luís Fernandes

EDITING
Bernardo Gramaxo
Rita Quelhas

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Fernão Gonçalves

COLOR GRADING
Andreia Bertini

Queer Porto – International Queer Film Festival 2024 (Portugal)
Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival 2025 (USA)
Revoluções Curtas 2025 (Portugal)
DjârFogo International Film Festival 2025 (Cape Verde)
Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2025 (Australia)
Queer Shorts Vienna 2026 (Austria)
Nominated for Best Visual Effects at Prémios Curtas 2026 (Portugal) 🏆
Shortcutz Lisboa 2026 (Portugal)
ALT* LGBT+ Documentary Film Festival 2026 (Mexico)
RioLGBTQIA+ International Film Festival 2026 (Brazil)