Mercurio

Short (24′) • Fiction/Documentary • Portugal

2024


Writer & Director
Bernardo Gramaxo

Original title
Mercúrio (PT)

Production company
The Takes (PT)

Genres
Hybrid
Science Fiction
LGBTQIA+

Spoken language
Portuguese

SYNOPSIS

What if the gods lived in our days? Curious and attentive to humans, every night Mercurio collects our dreams.

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.

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Cast
Lorenzo Nóbrega
Vall Spirit Sant

Screenplay
Bernardo Gramaxo

Production
Bernardo Gramaxo
Catarina Ângelo

Cinematography
Marta Ferreira

Sound Direction
Kiko Moreira

Costumes
Beatriz Realista

Make-up & Hair
Raquel Laranjo

Original Music
Luís Fernandes

Editing
Bernardo Gramaxo
Rita Quelhas

Special Effects
Fernão Gonçalves

Color Grading
Andreia Bertini


FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

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