Experiencing Interruptions?

Us

If you had one night to heal your heart.

Francisco and Bernardo have known each other forever, but something torn them apart. Now, they have just one night to mend the wounds left by the teenage years.

  • Vasco André dos Santos
    Director
    Fall
  • Vasco André dos Santos
    Writer
    Fall
  • Luís Reboredo
    Key Cast
    "Francisco"
  • João Nunes Monteiro
    Key Cast
    "Bernardo"
    The Tsugua Diaries, Mosquito
  • Inês Silva
    Producer
  • Mário Vitor Cardoso
    Producer
    Fall
  • André Moreira
    Cinematography
  • Mário Santos
    Sound Director
  • Rui Paiva
    Original Score
    Fall, Root
  • FOQUE
    Theme Song
  • meta_
    Theme Song
  • Mário Vitor Cardoso
    Assistant Director
    Fall, Root
  • Jeferson Silva
    Camera operator
  • Miguel Resende
    Camera Assistant
  • Inês Silva
    Make-up
  • Vasco André dos Santos
    Editing
  • Diana Santos
    Making Of
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Nós
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Romance
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 11, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    500 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Portugal
  • Country of Filming:
    Portugal
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9 (1.7:1)
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - ESMAD - Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Ocean Coast Film Festival
    Matosinhos, Porto
    Portugal
    November 16, 2024
    Portuguese Premiere
    Official Selection; Best Student Short (Nominated); Best Drama Short (Winner)
  • 3ª Edição dos Prémios Curtas
    Lisboa
    Portugal
    April 5, 2025
    Actor in a Supporting Role Nominee
  • Shorts@Fringe
    Lajes do Pico, Pico Island
    Portugal
    May 22, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Era Uma Vez no Alentejo
    Casa Branca, Sousel
    Portugal
    August 15, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Um Filme em Cada Esquina - UFECE International Film Festival
    Sintra
    Portugal
    January 16, 2026
    Official Selection
  • CineAmadora
    Lisboa
    Portugal
    March 8, 2026
    Official Selection
  • Curtas na Casa
    Lisboa
    Portugal
    March 9, 2026
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Vasco André dos Santos

Vasco André dos Santos (Porto, 1997) is a director and photographer from Porto, Portugal.

His debut fiction short film, “Fall” (2020), premiered at the 10th edition of Farcume: Faro International Festival of Short Films. "Us" (2024), his second fiction short film, premiered at Ocean Coast Film Festival where it was nominated for Best Student Short and Best Drama Short.

“Root” (2020) is an experimental work, a short film developed during the CoViD-19 pandemic, with the theater group from APPC - Associação do Porto de Paralisia Cerebral, Era Uma Vez… Teatro.

In the documentary area, he directed "Extremus", with Cristóvão Costa and Sara Allen, a web series about a theatre festival, “I'm the Leader!” (2020) and "Heart in the Mouth" (2022) both produced by NEFUP - Núcleo de Etnografia e Folclore da Universidade do Porto.
He's currently working on "Process", a documentary about the behind the scenes of building a theater production and in the last short film, "When" that together with "Fall" and "Us" are part of the trilogy "When We Fall - A Trilogy About Love".

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Director Statement

As a gay director, it was really important to tell the story of those who, in the midst of relationships, end up hurted. Francisco and Bernardo’s story is precisely that—the story of pain born from longing and the consequences of fear.