NARRATIVE WORK
Devil's Work (Full film.)
Rooftop Wars (Official Trailer - Full film available upon request.)
FEATURE FILMS
THE LAST ELECTION AND OTHER LOVE STORIES
Amateur podcaster Khadim Diop sets out to interview strangers on the streets of Times Square for 24 hours on Election Day 2020 and explores the varied beliefs that divide the nation. The Last Election & Other Love Stories is a Documentary, a Podcast, and a Flash Ethnography.
Official Selection of: Warsaw International Film Festival (Poland), Durban International Film Festival (South Africa), Urbanworld, Maine International Film Festival.
AMERICAN THIEF
A teenage hacker, a young activist, a conspiracy vlogger and a programmer become pawns in a plot to derail the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Official Selection of: Oldenburg Film Festival (Germany), Woodstock Film Festival, Indie Memphis, Urbanworld, Whistler Film Festival (Canada), Maine International Film Festival, Portland International Film Festival, Cinequest, HBO New York Latino Film Festival, North East International Film Festival (UK), Matera Arts International Film Festival (Italy)
Distributed by Film Movement www.americanthiefthemovie.com
Developed and Produced by NoPort Films.
Proud recipient of The Jerome Foundation Feature Film Grant 2016. 2017 IFP Narrative Completion Lab.
SHORT FILMS
Devil's Work
A troubled 14-year-old boy grows increasingly isolated as he obsesses over the circumstances surrounding his father's death. His descent puts him on a dismal and potentially violent course that will lead to major truths and even greater questions.
Proud recipient of The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Short Film Production Grant 2013.
Proud Winner of the 2014 DGA Student Film Award for Best Latino Student Director.
Semi-Finalist for the 2015 Student Academy Awards.
Best of Fest Winner of The Tyre International Short Film Festival 2015 (Lebanon).
Best Short Film Winner of the Rio de Janeiro International Uranium Film Festival 2016 (Brazil).
Official Selection of The L.A. International Film Festival 2015 (USA)
Official Selection of The New Orleans International Film Festival 2015 (USA)
Official Selection of The Woodstock Film Festival 2015 (USA)
Official Selection of The Athens Film and Video Festival 2015 (Greece)
Official Selection of The Monterrey International Film Festival 2015 (Mexico)
Official Selection of The 2016 G.I. Film Festival 2016 (USA)
Official Selection of The Berlin International Uranium Film Festival 2016 (Germany).
Rooftop Wars
A group of children steal away from their neighborhood street parade to wage a war on a rooftop.
Proud recipient of the IFP Chicago Production Fund Award 2008.
Winner of Best Film at the San Antonio, Texas CineFestival 2010 (USA).
Official Selection of The HBO Latino New York Film Festival 2010 (USA)
Official Selection of The Nashville Film Festival 2009 (USA).
Official Selection of The Austin Film Festival 2009 (USA)
Official Selection of Athens Film Festival 2009 (USA)
Official Selection of The Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival 2010 (Portugal)
Official Selection of the Chicago International Latino Film Festival 2009 (USA)
Official Selection of the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival 2009 (USA)
Official Selection of the Capital City Film Festival 2010 (USA)
Official Selection of the Waterfront Film Festival 2010 (USA)
Namibia, Brasil (Film Clip)
Miguel Silveira's Columbia College Chicago Undergraduate Thesis Film, Namibia, Brasil, is an award winning short film that screened at more than 35 film festivals including: The Cannes Film Festival 2007 (France), Odense Film Festival 2006 (Denmark), Chicago International Film Festival 2006 (USA), Chicago Children's Film Festival 2006 (USA), BAM Kids Film Festival 2006 (USA), Encounters Film Festival 2006 (UK), Cambridge Film Festival 2006 (UK), Nashville Film Festival 2006 (USA), Hollyshorts Film Festival 2006 (USA), Cinequest 2006 (USA), Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2007 (USA)
Winner of Best Cinematography at the Euroshorts Film Festival 2006 (Poland), Winner of Best Film at the Waterfront Film Festival 2006 (USA), Winner of Best Film at the Columbia College Big Screen Film Festival 2006 (USA), and Winner of Best Film at the Moondance Film Festival 2006 (USA).
Namibia, Brasil was acquired for broadcast by ZDF and ARTE and distributed in French and German territories.