Daniel Bandeira started in the audiovisual sector in 2001 through his production company, Símio Filmes. As an editor, he collaborated with several directors from Recife's cinema wave, including Kleber Mendonça Filho, Camilo Cavalcanti, and Gabriel Mascaro. In 2007 he debuted as a writer and director with his film Amigos de Risco. He has since co-directed short films, Sob a Pele (2011), with Pedro Sotero and Soledad (2015), with Joana Gatis and Flávia Vilela. He edited the features The Devil's Knot (2018), a collective production by Vermelho Profundo, and Brazil S/A, by Marcelo Pedroso, for which he won the Best Editing award at the 2014 Brasília Film Festival. Property is his second feature film project.