About

Known credits:
35
Birthday:
1982-10-01
Place of birth:
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Website:
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Fern Silva

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2010 Imposing Disbelief Actor Tom the Anchorman N/A
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Directing
2021 Rock Bottom Riser Directing Director 59
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2017 Ride Like Lightning, Crash Like Thunder Directing Director N/A
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2017 The Watchmen Directing Director N/A
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2015 Scales in the Spectrum of Space Directing Director 59
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2014 Tender Feet Directing Director 59
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2014 Wayward Fronds Directing Director 59
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2012 Concrete Parlay Directing Director 59
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2011 In the Absence of Light, Darkness Prevails Directing Director 59
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2011 Peril of the Antilles Directing Director 59
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2011 Passage Upon the Plume Directing Director 59
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2010 Servants of Mercy Directing Director 59
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2009 Sahara Mosaic Directing Director 59
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2008 After Marks Directing Director 59
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2008 Spinners Directing Director 59
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2007 Notes from a Bastard Child Directing Director 59
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2006 The Most Beautiful Smile in the World Directing Director N/A
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Rebounds Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2021 Rock Bottom Riser Writing Screenplay 59
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Production
2021 Rock Bottom Riser Production Producer 59
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2015 Pants on Fire Production Producer N/A
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2011 Passage Upon the Plume Production Producer 59
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2011 Peril of the Antilles Production Producer 59
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Sound
2018 The Grand Bizarre Sound Sound Supervisor 59
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2011 Peril of the Antilles Sound Sound Editor 59
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2011 Passage Upon the Plume Sound Sound Editor 59
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Camera
2021 Rock Bottom Riser Camera Camera Operator 59
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2013 Liahona Camera Director of Photography 59
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2011 Forged Ways Camera Camera Operator N/A
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Crew
2020 Lore Crew Thanks 58
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Just a Soul Responding Crew Cinematography N/A
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Editing
2021 Rock Bottom Riser Editing Editor 59
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2012 Concrete Parlay Editing Editor 59
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2011 Peril of the Antilles Editing Editor 59
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2011 Passage Upon the Plume Editing Editor 59
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