Rock Bottom Riser
The Embassy of Portugal in Greece, the Instituto Camões in Athens, and KINEO Athens present:
Day 1 of Portugal Now! screenings in BIOS Cinematheque, 4th November, 2021
Rock Bottom Riser
By Fern Silva
(Portugal | U.S.A., 2020, 70’)
Digital File, Color, sound,
Language English
Subtitles: Greek
As lava continues to flow from the earth’s core on the island of Hawaii – posing an imminent danger – a crisis mounts. Astronomers plan to build the world’s largest telescope on Hawaii's most sacred mountain, Mauna Kea. Based on ancient Polynesian navigation, the arrival of Christian missionaries, and the observatory’s ability to capture the origins of the universe, the film surveys the influence of settler colonialism, the search for intelligent life, and the discovery of new worlds as we peer into our own planet’s existence.
Direction
Fern Silva
Script
Fern Silva
Cinematography
Fern Silva
Editing
Fern Silva
Sound
Fern Silva
Music
Sergei Tcherepnin, Lea Bertucci
Production
Fern Silva
Film Contact
fernsilva860@gmail.com
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.
Filmography
Rock Bottom Riser (2021, 70mins), The Watchmen (2017, 10mins), Ride Light Lightning, Crash Like Thunder (2017, 8.5mins), Scales in the Spectrum of Space (2015, 7mins), Wayward Fronds (2014, 13mins), Tender Feet (2013, 10mins), Concrete Parlay (2012, 18mins), Passage Upon the Plume (2011, 6.5mins), Peril of the Antilles (2011, 5.5mins), In the Absence of Light, Darkness Prevails (2010, 13mins), Servants of Mercy (2010, 14mins), Sahara Mosaic (2009, 10mins), After Marks (2008, 7mins), Spinners (2008, 7mins), Notes from a Bastard Child (2007, 9mins)
Day 1 of Portugal Now! screenings in BIOS Cinematheque, 4th November, 2021
Rock Bottom Riser
By Fern Silva
(Portugal | U.S.A., 2020, 70’)
Digital File, Color, sound,
Language English
Subtitles: Greek
As lava continues to flow from the earth’s core on the island of Hawaii – posing an imminent danger – a crisis mounts. Astronomers plan to build the world’s largest telescope on Hawaii's most sacred mountain, Mauna Kea. Based on ancient Polynesian navigation, the arrival of Christian missionaries, and the observatory’s ability to capture the origins of the universe, the film surveys the influence of settler colonialism, the search for intelligent life, and the discovery of new worlds as we peer into our own planet’s existence.
Direction
Fern Silva
Script
Fern Silva
Cinematography
Fern Silva
Editing
Fern Silva
Sound
Fern Silva
Music
Sergei Tcherepnin, Lea Bertucci
Production
Fern Silva
Film Contact
fernsilva860@gmail.com
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.
Filmography
Rock Bottom Riser (2021, 70mins), The Watchmen (2017, 10mins), Ride Light Lightning, Crash Like Thunder (2017, 8.5mins), Scales in the Spectrum of Space (2015, 7mins), Wayward Fronds (2014, 13mins), Tender Feet (2013, 10mins), Concrete Parlay (2012, 18mins), Passage Upon the Plume (2011, 6.5mins), Peril of the Antilles (2011, 5.5mins), In the Absence of Light, Darkness Prevails (2010, 13mins), Servants of Mercy (2010, 14mins), Sahara Mosaic (2009, 10mins), After Marks (2008, 7mins), Spinners (2008, 7mins), Notes from a Bastard Child (2007, 9mins)