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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.

    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

              Dahomey

              What might appear to be a straightforward documentary about a recent political event is, in fact, a deeply poetic story.

              By |October 31st, 2024|Documentary|0 Comments

                Good One

                An awkward trio form a lopsided dynamic camping three days in the woods.

                By |August 9th, 2024|Drama, Top Picks|0 Comments

                  Crossing

                  A groundbreaking road trip to beautiful, chaotic Istanbul.

                  By |July 19th, 2024|GLBT, Road Trip|0 Comments