Known for Directing
Dennison Ramalho (born July 25, 1974 in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter, and editor widely recognized as one of the prominent voices in modern Brazilian horror and genre cinema. Having studied film at the Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation (FAAP), Ramalho built an international reputation with his visceral and atmosphere-driven short films, notably "Amor Só de Mãe" (Love from Mother Only, 2003) and "Ninjas" (2010), which garnered accolades at various horror festivals worldwide. Ramalho also co-wrote "Encarnação do Demônio" (Embodiment of Evil, 2008), the closing chapter of José Mojica Marins' iconic Coffin Joe trilogy. "Morto Não Fala" (The Nightshifter, 2018) was Ramalho's feature-length directorial debut, receiving widespread acclaim and touring prestigious global genre festivals such as Sitges, Overlook, and Fantastic Fest. In addition to his feature work, he directed a segment for the horror anthology "ABCs of Death 2" (2014) and contributed as a writer and director for various television and streaming series.
Born
July 25, 1974 (age 52)
Birthplace
Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Filmography
21 films, 4 shows


The Nightshifter
2019 · 1h 50m · BR
Stênio, the nightshifter of a morgue, has the ability to communicate with the cadavers that are brought to him every night.


ABCs of Death 2
2014 · 2h 4m · BR
Taking all that was great from the first instalment, the movie aims to be a wilder, leaner, faster-paced and even more entertaining anthology this time around, with a new crop of award-winning, visionary filmmakers from around the globe.


Basement
2012 · 4m
Just sounds from the basement, sneak a peek.


Ninjas
2011 · 23m · BR
In crisis after killing an innocent during action in the favela, a police officer is introduced into the unit of the "Ninjas" - extermination group that is dedicated to sadistically eliminating suspects of violent crimes.


God Knows Who...
2011 · 17m
Can jealousy and a person from the past tear this couple apart?


The Double Of Five
2009 · 5m
Diomedes is both a detective and a failure, who never solved a single case and plunges headlong into the bizarre world of the Great Circus, a famous circus in the past, today just a ghostly place, more like a burlesque madhouse, to find Enigmo, the magician who transformed water in wine, at the request of the pessinous Hermes.


Small Gauge Trauma
2006 · 3h
Hand-picked by Fantasias Mitch Davis, SMALL GAUGE TRAUMA is an extraordinary collection of 13 award-winning shorts from 8 countries. It represents some of the strongest and most eccentric highlights from the festivals trailblazing history with the form and is a veritable must-have for lovers of the unusual, aficionados of the fantastic and anyone with an interest in world cinema.


Love from Mother Only
2003 · 21m · BR
Filho is a miserable bastard. He's divided between the duty of nursing his fanatic mother and his obsessive lust for Formosa - a whore of Satan . His dilemma casts him into an abyss of violence, witchcraft, death and demonic trance.


Nocturnu
1998 · 11m · BR
Hell on earth, devilish gods, Lucifer emerge from the bowels of a ship in search of human flesh and blood as food.