Jeff (Daniel) Silva is a

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filmmaker and film programmer. '' Ivan & Ivana'' (2011) and '' Balkan Rhapsodies: 78 Measures of War'' (2008), have been exhibited at film festivals and museums internationally, including

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's Documentary Fortnight, The Viennale,

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, Flahertiana, and

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.. In 2016, he worked on ''Linefork'', a feature about

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. Silva programmed cinema for 15 years at the Balagan film series, which he co-founded in 2000. He was a teaching fellow at

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. Silva taught at the

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(SMFA) in Boston.

Filmography

* ''Without A Map'' (1996) * ''Irish Whiskey'' (1997) * '' Movement (R)evolution Africa'' (2007) * '' Balkan Rhapsodies: 78 Measures of War'' (2008) * '' Ivan & Ivana'' (2011) * ''Linefork'' (Vic Rawlings, Jeff Daniel Silva) (2016)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Jeff Daniel American documentary film directors Year of birth missing (living people) Living people