In2006,CNNannouncedthediscoveryofancientpyramidsinthetinyvillageofVisoko,Bosnia….<br/> Afictionalfilminarealcommunity,BuriedLandisthestoryofoneman’sreturntohishomelandtofindthetruthbehindthepyramidalclaims.Buthowdoyoumakeafilmaboutapyramidthatcan’tbeseenandwillhecometobelieve?Thisisastoryofthepoweroffaith,imaginationandcommunity,andofthefutilityoflookingforabsolutetruths,inlife,andinmovies...<br/> Synopsis<br/> Emir,aBosnianémigréremovedduringthewar,returnstohishomelandtoassistanAmericanfilmmakerinthemakingofafilm.Caughtbetweenstatesofpatriotismandcynicism,hesetsouttodiscoverthetruthbehindthepyramidalclaims.Harnessingthepassionatehopesandimaginationofthetown,thepairbegincastingfortheirproposedfilm;butSemirOsmanagic,themanatthecentreoftheaudaciouspyramidalclaims,remainsanelusivefigure.WhenEmirbeginsarelationshipwithabeautifultourguide,Avdija,itissoonclearthatheisoutofhisdepthandhisegoattractsattention.Accusedofmakingfunofthecommunity,Emir’soutlandishbehaviourgrowsmoreandmoreconfusedandagrandioseshootatthesummitoftheMoonPyramiddescendsintochaos.RejectedbyAvdija,Emirstumbles,desolate,tothePyramidoftheSun.Here,atlast,hefindsOsmanagicandheisforcedtoconfrontbothhisexpatriateidentityandhisskepticalbeliefstowardsthetown.Usingfactualencounters,realinterviews,stagedsituationsandscriptedscenes,BuriedLandisafictionalfilmsetinarealcommunity.<br/> OfficialSelectionTribecaInternationalFilmFestival2010(Premiere,April2010)<br/> OfficialSelectionMoscowInternationalFilmFestival2010<br/> BosnianProgrammeSarajevoInternationalFilmFestival2010<br/> MumbaiInternationalFilmFestival2010<br/> CottbusInternationalFilmFestival,Germany2010<br/> GöteborgInternationalFilmFestival,Sweden2010<br/> Bosnian—HerzegovinianFilmFestival,NYC<br/> SkenaUpFilmFestival,Kosovo2010<br/> Beyond/InWNYContemporaryArtBiennale