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About Su Silver

Su Silver was born and raised in Turkey and is now based in New York. She graduated from Boston University’s film program and works as a filmmaker, performance artist, and translator.

Sentimental Value

A home is a main character and the fulcrum for a splintered family of artists.

By |November 16th, 2025|Family drama|0 Comments

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Director Mary Bronstein bravely and imaginatively confronts head-on issues that many films would shy away from.

By |October 24th, 2025|Indie, Top Picks|0 Comments

My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow

An intimate, urgent portrait of Russian journalists fighting to keep the free press alive.

By |August 15th, 2025|Documentary, Top Picks|0 Comments

Happy Birthday | Tribeca Festival 2025

The film succeeds both as a sharp social critique and as a traditional Middle Eastern drama.

By |July 2nd, 2025|Festivals, Tribeca Film Festival|0 Comments

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

Director Rungano Nyoni creates a rich and intriguing world that reveals a fraught family drama through the lens of a specific community.

By |March 10th, 2025|Family drama|1 Comment

The Girl with the Needle

Denmark's submission for this year's Best International Feature Film Academy Award.

By |December 23rd, 2024|Crime, Scandanavia|0 Comments

My Stolen Planet, My Sweet Land, Yalla Parkour | DOC NYC 2024

All three films are deeply personal portraits of places where politics and conflict have made life extraordinarily challenging.

By |November 29th, 2024|Documentary, Festivals|1 Comment

April | NYFF 2024

Every sequence becomes a moment on the edge, with something more difficult to process just around the corner.

By |November 12th, 2024|Festivals|0 Comments

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

An allegorical family drama and a cat-and-mouse thriller by the exiled Mohammad Rasoulof.

By |November 5th, 2024|Family drama, Top Picks|1 Comment