

Fern Silva
Director · Actor · WriterFern Silva (1982, USA/Portugal) is an artist who began working as an editor and cameraperson in NYC. His early films centered on his relationship to Portugal and have since expanded, underlining the influence of industry on culture and the environment. For over a decade, his 16mm films have been screened widely in festivals, museums, and cinematheques including the Media City, Toronto, Berlin, Locarno, Rotterdam, New York, London, Melbourne, and Hong Kong International Film Festivals, MOMA PS1, New Museum, Anthology Film Archive, and the Harvard Film Archive. They've been awarded prizes from the Ann Arbor Film Festival (Gus Van Sant Award), 25FPS Festival (Grand Prix), and the Agora Post-Production Award from the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. His work has been featured in publications including Cinema Scope, Filmmaker Magazine, and Film Comment. He's taught filmmaking at various institutions including the University of Illinois at Chicago, Bard College, and Bennington College and has received support from the Jerome Foundation, New York Foundation for the Arts, MacDowell, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. He studied film at the Massachusetts College of Art and Bard College and is a fellow at the Film Study Center at Harvard University.
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Rock Bottom Riser
2021
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Ride Like Lightning, Crash Like Thunder
2017
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The Watchmen
2017
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- Scales in the Spectrum of Space
Scales in the Spectrum of Space
2015
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- Tender Feet
Tender Feet
2014
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Wayward Fronds
2014
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- Concrete Parlay
Concrete Parlay
2012
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- In the Absence of Light, Darkness Prevails
In the Absence of Light, Darkness Prevails
2011
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- Passage Upon the Plume
Passage Upon the Plume
2011
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- Peril of the Antilles
Peril of the Antilles
2011
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- Servants of Mercy
Servants of Mercy
2010
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- Sahara Mosaic
Sahara Mosaic
2009
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- Spinners
Spinners
2008
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- After Marks
After Marks
2008
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- Notes from a Bastard Child
Notes from a Bastard Child
2007
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The Most Beautiful Smile in the World
2006
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- Rebounds
Rebounds
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