Biography
Fern 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.
Filmography
all 23
Movies 23
Director 17
Producer 1
Rock Bottom Riser (2021)
Lore (2020)
The Grand Bizarre (2018)
Ride Like Lightning, Crash Like Thunder (2017)
The Watchmen (2017)
Pants on Fire (2015)
Scales in the Spectrum of Space (2015)
Tender Feet (2014)
Wayward Fronds (2014)
Liahona (2013)
Concrete Parlay (2012)
In the Absence of Light, Darkness Prevails (2011)
Peril of the Antilles (2011)
Passage Upon the Plume (2011)
Forged Ways (2011)
Imposing Disbelief (2010)
Servants of Mercy (2010)
Sahara Mosaic (2009)
After Marks (2008)
Spinners (2008)
Notes from a Bastard Child (2007)
The Most Beautiful Smile in the World (2006)
Rebounds
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1982-10-01 (41 years old)
Birth PlaceHartford, United States of America
Also Known AsФерн Силва
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