Movies: Richard J. Silberg

  • 2021
    When We Were Bullies

    When We Were Bullies (2021)

    When We Were Bullies

    4.92021HD

    A mind-boggling "coincidence" leads the filmmaker to track down his fifth grade class – and fifth grade teacher – to examine their memory of and complicity in a bullying incident fifty years ago....

    When We Were Bullies
  • 1994
    The Smell of Burning Ants

    The Smell of Burning Ants (1994)

    The Smell of Burning Ants

    5.71994HD

    A haunting documentary on the pains of growing up male. It explores the inner and outer cruelties that boys perpetrate and endure. The film provokes the viewer to reflect on how our society can deprive boys of wholeness....

    The Smell of Burning Ants
  • 2009
    The Darkness of Day

    The Darkness of Day (2009)

    The Darkness of Day

    6.72009HD

    The Darkness of Day is a haunting meditation on suicide. It is comprised entirely of found 16mm footage that had been discarded. The sadness, the isolation, and the desire to escape are recorded on film in various contexts. Voice-over readings from t...

    The Darkness of Day