Fern Silva
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.
| Film | Credit |
|---|---|
 Rock Bottom Riser2021 · Screenplay, Producer, Director | Screenplay, Producer, Director |
 Ride Like Lightning, Crash Like Thunder2017 · Director | Director |
 The Watchmen2017 · Director | Director |
| SScales in the Spectrum of Space2015 · Director | Director |
| TTender Feet2014 · Director | Director |
 Wayward Fronds2014 · Director | Director |
| CConcrete Parlay2012 · Director | Director |
| IIn the Absence of Light, Darkness Prevails2011 · Director | Director |
| PPassage Upon the Plume2011 · Producer, Director | Producer, Director |
| PPeril of the Antilles2011 · Producer, Director | Producer, Director |
| SServants of Mercy2010 · Director | Director |
| SSahara Mosaic2009 · Director | Director |
| SSpinners2008 · Director | Director |
| AAfter Marks2008 · Director | Director |
| NNotes from a Bastard Child2007 · Director | Director |
 The Most Beautiful Smile in the World2006 · Director | Director |
| RReboundsDirector | Director |