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Rafael Van Hayden

Rafael Van Hayden

Directing

Biography

Rafael Van Hayden is a brazilian filmmaker, passionate about fantastic cinema. Directed and scripted the short film Ghost Magnetic, receiving awards for best short film and best direction at Rio Fantastik Fest 2022, best editing at Fantasnoia 2021 and best horror short film at Only The Best Film Awards 2022. Also directed the feature film Fear Is Only The Beggining, receiving awards for best documentary at Festival de Cinema de São Bernardo 2024 and Mostra Monstro 2024. His latest short film, From Whispers to Thunder!, was selected for the Mostra Monstro 2025 and the Fictional Fantastic Cinema Exhibition 2025.

Known For

Fear is Just the Beginning
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A documentary that seeks to map the current scenario of Brazilian horror cinema to answer the following question: what's so appealing about working with the genre and producing some of our biggest nightmares?

Fear is Just the Beginning

2023
Conexão com o Mal (Evil Connection)
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Conexão com o Mal (Evil Connection)

2024
Lumina
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A cheerful and innocent young woman has her peaceful evening interrupted by unidentified observations that may reveal her true condition.

Lumina

Caquinhos
7.0

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Caquinhos

2023
Ghost Magnetic
6.0

Every night, she tries to escape from her nightmares, but keep the eyes open doesn't mean being awake.

Ghost Magnetic

2020
saltimbancos
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Melissa wants something more for her life, but she will learn that even the most hidden desires have unexpected consequences.

saltimbancos

2025
From Whispers to Thunders!
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The documentary FROM WHISPERS TO THUNDERS! addresses the current scenario of female representation in horror films, analyzing its evolution and the main problems that still exist.

From Whispers to Thunders!

2025
it´s alive!
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Perhaps few words are as powerful as the word monster. It can certainly evoke countless thoughts and sensations. When faced with it, you might picture characters from your childhood, from lullabies, or from short stories told by adults to instill fear and encourage good behavior. We create our own monsters, and we fear them for what they reveal about ourselves.

it´s alive!

Infernal
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A series of gruesome deaths, the disappearance of a digital influencer, and the existence of a serial killer in the city place Detective Carla Zagal in charge of an investigation where secrets from the past, traumas, and obsessions of the characters are revealed in an explosion of emotions, violence, and fear that become a matter of life or death for those involved, as they tread the path in search of both physical and psychological salvation.

Infernal

Mazela
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Sara, a young mother who believes her boyfriend, Mario, has abandoned her, goes in search of the love of her life, but Mario is already in a relationship with Lígia. The short film follows the disturbing evolution of this love triangle, culminating in a shocking and tragic act for those involved, revealing the true emotions that drive these relationships.

Mazela