Biography

A bachelor in advertising, Rodrigo moved to NYC in 2013 for a postgraduate program in filmmaking at the New York Film Academy. His directing career began when his first short films were accepted into local NYC festivals in 2014. In 2015, he directed his first feature film called "Winter Has No Sun", and his most acclaimed short film "Happy Here in New York", which earned him his first awards in the NYC festival circuit. In 2016 Rodrigo debuted in theatre, directing and writing short plays which were produced by the Acting Studio in NYC. In 2019, Rodrigo moved to São Paulo (Brazil) where he completed several short films, including: Gold and Girl (2021); The Wolves we Feed (2022); and That's Life, Son (2023).
- IMDb mini biography by: Rodrigo Baumgartner Ayres

A good film makes you feel and stays with you. It also calls attention to the beautiful struggle that is the process of filmmaking. A bad film is worse than irrelevant because it damages the art form.