Robert dos Santos (born 14 March 1988[citation needed]) is a South African-born Portuguese director.

[1] Dos Santos initially studied and practiced law before leaving the profession to pursue filmmaking.

[5] Robert dos Santos left law and directed his first commercial, titled Light, which went on to be nominated for the BAFTA qualifying Aesthetica Awards.

[7] His first narrative short film, titled A Moment, was shot using a specialized motion control camera rig to accommodate for an unbroken continuous shot which required high speed camera movements and choreography.

[8] Robert dos Santos has received over 30 award nominations worldwide including in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Croatia, South Africa, Brazil, and Australia.