Allan Ribeiro wrote and directed nine short films, highlights being Ensaio de cinema, O brilho dos meus olhos and A Dama do Peixoto, which together received more than 70 national and international awards. In 2012, he directed Esse amor que nos consome, his first feature-film, awarded in Brasilia, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro and Vitória, and screened in important festivals inside and outside of Brazil.