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'''Nathan Silver''' is an American [[independent filmmaker]] working out of New York City. He released eight consecutive feature films in as many years. His style includes working heavilyprimarily with his friends and family as actors in his films. He is best known for his films ''Thirst Street'', ''The Great Pretender'' and the [[television series]] ''Cutting My Mother''.<ref name="fmm">{{cite news|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/103548-the-movie-industry-doesnt-have-any-etiquette-just-fear-director-nathan-silver-on-thirst-street-and-making-eight-features-in-eight-years/#.YxaWNi1h1pQ |title=Director Nathan Silver on Thirst Street and Making Eight Features in Eight Years |work=Filmmaker Magazine|date=28 September 28, 2017 |accessdateaccess-date=September 5, 2022|last1=Alloway |first1=Meredith }}</ref>

Nathan Silver is the son of Cindy Silver, whomwho often appears as an actress in his films. Silver is of [[American Jews|Jewish]] decentdescent, which his work often explores and comments on. As a teenager he was mostly interested in poetry and playwriting. He went on to major in playwriting at [[New York University Tisch School of the Arts]], where he graduated from in 2005. After college he interned for [[Richard Foreman]] at the Ontological-Hysteric Theater.

<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/cutting-my-mother-reviewed-a-filmmakers-ingenious-web-series-made-in-collaboration-with-his-mother |title=A Filmmaker's Ingenious Web Series, Made in Collaboration With His Mom |magazine=The New Yorker|date=29 April 29, 2019 |accessdate=September 5, 2022|last=Brody |first=Richard }}</ref>

A year later, in 2018, ''[[The Great Pretender (film)|The Great Pretender]]'' premiered at Tribeca before being picked up by [[Factory 25]]. The black comedy-drama, tells the story of a French theater director (played by [[Esther Garrel]]), her ex-boyfriend and two actors playing versions of them in a stage play she is directing.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/great-pretender-1106703/ | title='The Great Pretender': Film Review &#124; Tribeca 2018 | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=28 April 28, 2018 }}</ref>

In 2023, Silver went into production on ''[[Between the Temples]]'' a comedy starring [[Jason Schwartzman]] and [[Carol Kane]] that follows the story of a neurotic [[Cantor]] and an adult [[Bat Mitzvah]] student. The script was co-written by [[C. Mason Wells]] and filming took place in Kingston, New York. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/jason-schwartzman-carol-kane-between-the-temples-film-comedy-dolly-de-leon-1235608026/ | title=Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane Starring in 'Between the Temples,' an 'Anxious Comedy' About a Cantor and His Student (2023) &#124; Brett Lang | date=10 May 10, 2023 }}</ref> The film premiered at the [[2024 Sundance Film Festival]] and was later acquired by [[Sony Pictures Classics]] for distribution.<ref>https://www.sonyclassics.com/film/betweenthetemples/</ref>

In June 2022, Silver married New York based dancer and choreographer Nicole Fuentes.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/director-nathan-silver-and-nicole-fuentes-attend-opening-news-photo/1128303388 | title=Director Nathan Silver and Nicole Fuentes attend Opening Night of | date=March 2019 }}{{failed verification|date=October 2022}}</ref>

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