Backyard/Desert (A Feature Film)

A border patrol agent's encounter with a dying migrant leads to a journey of self-discovery

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Film Investment and Profit Participation Agreement

100% capital recoupment → additional 10% premium → continuing pro rata participation in a 50% investor profit pool. Specified costs and senior debt are paid before investor recoupment. Approved deferments are paid before profit participation. All returns depend on available film receipts.

Investors participate in BACKYARD/DESERT through a film investment agreement providing for pro rata recovery of invested capital after specified costs and senior third-party loans, followed by a one-time 10% premium. After recoupment, premiums, and approved deferments, investors share pro rata in a pool equal to 50% of the film’s Net Profit. All payments depend on available film receipts. Returns are not guaranteed, and investors may lose their entire investment.

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Highlights

Backyard/Desert addresses the timely & universal theme of immigration appealing to global audiences.

Paul Zaentz, producer behind Oscar-winning films like 'Talented Mr. Ripley' joins as Exec. Producer.

Award-winning Italian production company, Arte Video, pledged $65k in post-production services.

Starring exciting newcomers Rosie Dean (Offsides) & Peter-William Jamieson (United Solo Best Actor)

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WHO ARE WE

INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS + A FEARLESS STORY.

We’re the team bringing the independent motion picture BACKYARD/DESERT - executive produced by Paul Zaentz (The Talented Mr. Ripley) - to life. The film is a border drama about duty, identity, and the human lives caught between them.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

PARTNERS WHO WANT TO MAKE THIS MOVIE HAPPEN.

We’re raising the funds to take BACKYARD/DESERT through production and post. Join us and help put this story on screen. We're shooting - no matter what - April 2027. Will you join us?

THE VISION

THE DESERT IS VAST. THE CONFLICT IS PERSONAL.

A tense, intimate cinematic experience that puts a human face on the border and stays with you long after the credits.

Explore the story, watch our concept teaser, and see the vision below. Then help us bring it to life.

Prefer to support through a tax-deductible donation? Visit our Film Independent campaign here.

Interested in investing off-platform or have questions? Email producer Adam Del Valle at [email protected].

ABOUT BACKYARD/DESERT

When a female border patrol agent, Pammy, finds a young migrant in the Yuma Desert, the foundation on which her life has been built slowly begins to erode. The haunting encounter forces her to question her choices, career and relationships. Torn between the comfort of her unexamined values and a growing awareness of the human ties that transcend all borders, she must make a wrenching decision in order to follow her truth.

Backyard/Desert is a drama/psychological thriller produced by CK Films and joined by Executive Producer Paul Zaentz (The Talented Mr. Ripley, Amadues), a titan of independent cinema, alongside Producer, Eugenia Melián, known for her visionary work across film, fashion, and music.

The film is written by Nancy Irene Kelly and Ethan Felizzari-Castillo starring Rosie Dean (The Last Christmas Party), Peter-William Jamieson (Evening Caller) and a cast of Arizona-based newcomers.