Fern Silva | IFFR

Fern SILVA (1982, Portugal) studied Art and Film at Massachusetts College of Art. He has been a filmmaker since 2005, debuting with the short Off to the Races. His films have been screened at numerous festivals, galleries and cinematheques, and multiple times at IFFR. Wayward Fronds (2014) was nominated for Best Short Film at Cinéma du Réel. The following year, Scales in the Spectrum of Space was nominated for the same award. From 2018 to 2019 he was a fellow at Harvard University’s Film Study Center. Rock Bottom Riser (2021) is his feature film debut.

Filmography

Off to the Races (2005, short), If There’s Hell Below… (2005, short), Bate Palmas (2006, short), Manhole (2006, short), Millions Now Living (2006, short), Water Babies (2007, short), Notes from a Bastard Child (2007, short), Spinners (2008, short), After Marks (2008, short), Sahara Mosaic (2009, short), Servants of Mercy (2010, short), In the Absence of Light, Darkness Prevails (2010, short), Peril of the Antilles (2011, short), Passage upon the Plume (2011, short), Concrete Parlay (2012, short), Tender Feet (2013, short), Wayward Fronds (2014, short), Scales in the Spectrum of Space (2015, short), Ride Like Lightning, Crash Like Thunder (2017, short), The Watchmen (2017, short), Rock Bottom Riser (2021)

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