
Annie Silverstein
Directing
Biography
Annie Silverstein is an American film director and screenwriter. In 2014 Silverstein's short film Skunk premiered at the Cannes Film Festival - Cinefondation and won the first place jury award, presided over by Abbas Kiarostami. She was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Indie Film in 2014. Silverstein's feature debut Bull was selected for the 2016 Sundance Screenwriter's Lab and Directors Lab. Bull premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival - Un Certain Regard, and went on to screen at the Deauville American Film Festival where it won the Grand Prize, Revelation Prize, and Critics’ Prize. Bull premiered in the US at Film Independent's ‘New Wave,’ and was selected to screen in the Festival Favorites section at SXSW 2020. Bull was acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films (domestic) and Sony Pictures Worldwide (international). Description above from the Wikipedia article Annie Silverstein, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

In a near-abandoned subdivision west of Houston, a wayward teen runs headlong into her equally willful and unforgiving neighbor, an aging bullfighter who's seen his best days in the arena; it's a collision that will change them both.
Bull

When her pit bull is stolen by an amateur dog fighter, 14-year old Leila is forced to stand up for herself, at the cost of her own innocence.
Skunk

J.W. drives across Texas to pick up his old friend, Will, on the day of his release from a three year stint at the State Penitentiary. He brings along Will’s son, nine year old Cole, perhaps unwisely. Huntsville is about that first day of freedom for Will
Huntsville

A portrait of a Deaf activist and his formerly incarcerated daughter who build new bonds through their experiences in the criminal justice system.
Breaking Silence

Overlooking Shoal Creek and Lady Bird Lake, the new Austin Central Library is a building shaped by light and designed to respond to the context of its place. The client and project team set aspirational sustainability and design metrics for the project, including two key goals: It would be the most day-lit library in the country, and it would serve as a water conservation model for institutional buildings. Serving as the new western portal to downtown, the library establishes a major civic presence and community gathering space in the heart of Austin.
A Building Shaped by Light: Austin Central Library

While a boy waits out his father's tryst he is unexpectedly forced to deal with the lady-friend's daughter.
Spark
Set on a Texas drop zone, it's a story about how military veterans use skydiving to treat PTSD and chronic pain.
Parachute

A profile of the last days of a Czech dance hall in rural Texas--and the old-timers who come there to polka.