Buried In The Backyard

Friends Tamiris, Rafael and Victor go into a whirlwind of emotions resulting good times, but also regret and loss.

To maximize economic productivity, the Brazilian government orders elderly people to move to remote housing colonies. A 77-year-old woman refuses and embarks on a journey through the Amazon that will change her destiny forever.

Three brothers find themselves sharing a home with the alluring new wife of the middle sibling. As they become infatuated with the same woman, a complex and enthralling tale ensues in this tropical paradise.

Justino, a 45-year-old member of the indigenous Desana people, is a security guard at the Manaus harbor. As his daughter prepares to soon depart to Brasília, Justino comes down with a mysterious fever.

Diego is an actor who was obese and emaciated 43 pounds in 2 years. He must deal with the insecurities and possibilities that this new body represents.

Bola was always known for his peculiar laugh, and his friend, César, often shared it on social media. When a trauma caused by the pandemic makes Bola lose his laugh, it’s up to César to make him laugh again.

Manaus, April 2020. Karoline is a theater actress who decides to go to a Caixa branch to request her emergency assistance. She is accompanied by her sister who is going to try to get her job back.

In this semi-autobiographical drama, filmmaker Diego Bauer plays a fictionalized version of himself confronting his past and present during a drastic weight-loss journey. As his body changes, he revisits memories of childhood, family, and social stigma, while questioning masculinity, desire, and belonging. Alongside this process, he reflects on his bisexuality and attraction to male and female bodies, exposing confusion, vulnerability, and self-acceptance. Blending fiction and confession, the film follows his attempt to reconcile who he was with who he is becoming in a society obsessed with norms and appearances.