Born in Santiago de Chile, Chile, 1979
Education
Escuela de Cine de Chile, Santiago de Chile
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
One-Person Exhibitions
2024
Ivanhoe, BLUM, Los Angeles, CA
2022
My Party, OMR, Mexico City, Mexico
2021
The Elephant in the Room, Bodega OMR, Mexico City, Mexico
2020
Look, Mom!, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, FL
Group Exhibitions
2022
Salón, LagoAlgo, Mexico City, Mexico
Ritual Being, Ryan Lee Gallery, New York, NY
FILMOGRAPHY
2022
Rotting in the Sun, US
2021
Captain Dad, US
2018
Fistful of Dirt, US
Tyrel, US
2016
Dolfun, US
Madly, AR, AU
2015
Nasty Baby, US, CL
2013
Magic Magic, US, CL
Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus, US, CL
2012
The Boring Life of Jacqueline, US
2010
Gatos Viejos, US
2009
La Nana, CL, MX
2007
La Vida Me Mata, CL, MX
Awards
2023
Best American Director, Champs-Élysées Film Festival
2014
Teddy Award, Berlin International Film Festival: Best Feature Film
2013
Sundance Festival, Directing Award, World Cinema – Dramatic
2010
Altazor Awards, Best Director
2009
Sundance Festival, Sundance Grand Jury Prize
2008
Pedro Sienna Awards, Best Film
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Catalogues
2021
Sebastian, The Woman: An Autobiography. Mexico City: OMR, 2021.
Articles and Reviews
2022
“From the Archive: Sebastián Silva by Christian Viveros-Fauné.” Bombmagazine.com, February 24, 2022.
2016
Prose, Francine. “A Bad Thing in Brooklyn.” Nybooks.com, July 13, 2016.
2015
Scott, A.O. “Friends Decide to Start a Family. What Could Go Wrong?” The New York Times, October 23, 2015.
2013
Dargis, Manohla and A.O. Scott. “20 Directors to Watch.”Nytimes.com, September 5, 2013.
Holden, Stephen. “Psychedelic Euphoria Wears Off in the Desert.” The New York Times, July 12, 2013.
Olsen, Mark. “‘Crystal Fairy’ brings free spirit to screen.” Latimes.com, July 6, 2013.
2012
Hale, Mike. “Trolling for Laughs and Singles Online.” The New York Times, October 1, 2012.
2009
Dargis, Manohla. “Her Place Is in the Home.” The New York Times, October 16, 2009.
Museum and Public Collections
Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo, NY
Helmut Marko Hotels Collection, Austria