Writer / Director / Producer
abriel DiMilo is a Brazilian writer-director splitting his time between Fortaleza, Brazil and Los Angeles, USA.
After graduating from CSU Long Beach with a degree in Cinematic Arts, he worked at Paramount Pictures as a Development Assistant for the legendary Robert Evans (CHINATOWN, HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS).
Gabriel's the writer and an executive producer of DANGEROUS METHODS in addition to having features in development with Daniel Dae Kim/3AD (LOST, THE GOOD DOCTOR) and Vital Pictures (THE WAR BELOW).
After writing and co-directing two short films in 2024 and 2025, he's currently working on his directorial debut, the film forget today until tomorrow, a romantic drama following soulmates who struggle to move forward after a painful revelation. In the vein of PAST LIVES and BEFORE SUNSET.
Gabriel is a three-time Nicholls Fellowship quarterfinalist.
Repped by Gotham Group.
USA, 2022
An ambitious Hollywood assistant agrees to live in isolation with a demanding Method actor preparing for an extreme role. But as the actor's commitment intensifies, she finds herself in a life-threatening scenario where the lines between truth and fiction blur.
USA/Brazil, 2023
The "policy of hate" of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, dubbed the Trump of the Tropics, is examined by an LGBT couple who had to seek refuge in California after receiving death threats in Rio.
Brazil, 2022
After her father is arrested for embezzlement, a preppy influencer must escape the law by moving to the one property the lawyers were able to save, a ranch in the middle of nowhere.
coming soon
In active development with Vital Pictures (THE WAR BELOW).
Written and Co-directed by Gabe DiMilo
A visually stunning exploration of paradise lost, here depicted as a virtual reality treatment where a couple tries to overcome tragedy, albeit with different approaches.
Written and Co-directed by Gabe DiMilo
A haunting thriller that follows a skittish woman searching for her friend, revealing the hidden depths of despair and friendships.
