Fern Silva (b. 1982, USA/Portugal) is an artist who primarily works in 16mm. His films consider methods of narrative, ethnographic, and documentary filmmaking as the starting point for structural experimentation. He has created a body of film, video, and projection work that has been screened and performed at various festivals, galleries, museums and cinematheques. He studied art and cinema at the Massachusetts College of Art and the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts. He is Visiting Artist in Residence in the Film & Electronic Arts Department at Bard College and is based in New York.
A ROLL FOR PETER - Collective film
2016-2023 / 16mm / b&w / silent / single screen / 55' 49 / 150 € distribution: DCP on server or Digital file on server |
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RIDE LIKE LIGHTNING, CRASH LIKE THUNDER
2017 / 16mm / color / sound / single screen / 9' 00 / 47 € distribution: 16mm or DCP on USB stick or Digital file on server |
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THE WATCHMEN
2017 / 16mm / color / sound / single screen / 10' 00 / 52 € distribution: 35mm or DCP on server or Digital file on server |
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SCALES IN THE SPECTRUM OF SPACE
2015 / 16mm / color-b&w / sound / single screen / 7' 21 / 29 € distribution: DCP on server or Digital file on server |
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WAYWARD FRONDS
2014 / 16mm / color / sound / single screen / 13' 15 / 49 € distribution: 16mm or DCP on HDD or Digital file on server |
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TENDER FEET
2013 / 16mm / color / sound / single screen / 10' 00 / 34 € distribution: 16mm |
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CONCRETE PARLAY
2012 / 16mm / color / sound / single screen / 18' 00 / 60 € distribution: 16mm |
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PASSAGE UPON THE PLUME
2011 / 16mm / b&w / silent / single screen / 6' 40 / 27 € distribution: 16mm |
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IN THE ABSENCE OF LIGHT, DARKNESS PREVAILS
2010 / 16mm / color-b&w / sound / single screen / 13' 30 / 35 € distribution: 16mm |
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SERVANTS OF MERCY
2010 / 16mm / color-b&w / sound / single screen / 14' 30 / 46 € distribution: Digital file on server |
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SAHARA MOSAIC
2009 / 16mm / color-b&w / sound / single screen / 10' 00 / 35 € distribution: 16mm |
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AFTERMARKS
2008 / 16mm / color-b&w / sound / single screen / 7' 00 / 30 € distribution: Digital file on server |
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SPINNERS
2008 / 16mm / color / sound / single screen / 7' 00 / 28 € distribution: Digital file on server |