Nathan Silver

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Nathan Silver

Nathan Silver has written and directed nine feature films. His work has played festivals around the world, including NYFF, Venice, Tribeca, Mar del Plata, AFI, Locarno, Rotterdam and Viennale. The New Yorker recently called Silver “a modernistic master of melodrama,” and said that “he proves himself to be one of the most original American independent filmmakers working today.”

Known For

Mother MaryMother Mary · 2026
Mother Mary
★ 5.72026
MovieMusicDrama
Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm on the eve of her comeback performance.
Between the TemplesBetween the Temples · 2024
Between the Temples
★ 5.62024
MovieComedyDrama
A grief-stricken cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student. The two forlorn souls develop a special connection.
Magic FarmMagic Farm · 2025
Magic Farm
★ 5.72025
MovieComedy
A misguided American documentary crew working for an edgy media company travels to rural Argentina to profile a local musician, but their ineptitude leads them into the wrong small town. As they collaborate with locals to attempt to fabricate a viral trend, unexpected connections blossom, while a pervasive crisis looms unacknowledged in the background.
This ClosenessThis Closeness · 2024
This Closeness
★ 6.02024
MovieDramaComedy
In Philadelphia for the weekend, Tessa and Ben, a couple on the rocks, rent a room in the apartment of Adam, a reclusive stranger who quickly becomes an unwilling voyeur to the most private parts of the couple’s life. Tensions rise as the three enter an intimate battle to gain and reclaim territory.
Stinking HeavenStinking Heaven · 2015
Stinking Heaven
★ 4.62015
MovieDrama
A black-as-tar comedy charting the dissolution of a commune for sober living in suburban 1990s New Jersey.
Michael Caine on Acting in Film, Arts and EntertainmentMichael Caine on Acting in Film, Arts and Entertainment · 1987
Michael Caine on Acting in Film, Arts and Entertainment
1987
MovieDocumentary
Michael Caine teaches the art of movie acting to five young actors, who perform scenes from Alfie (1966), Deathtrap (1982) and Educating Rita (1983)
Carol & JoyCarol & Joy · 2025
Carol & Joy
★ 7.22025
MovieDocumentary
98-year-old Joy Kane, a music teacher and ex-dancer, shares stories and plays piano with her daughter Carol. Their afternoon together reveals artistic lives, family bonds, and their paths across two centuries.
Wobble PalaceWobble Palace · 2018
Wobble Palace
★ 5.42018
MovieRomanceComedy
A couple on the verge of a nervous break-up decide to split their home over the weekend and test the waters of independence.

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