| Translator's name: | SILV |
| Language pair: | Spanish to Italian translator |
| Country of residence: | United States of America |
| Activity: | Active since 2024 |
| Membership status: | Basic member |
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SILV Profile Writer, filmmaker, interviewer, documentarian, broadcaster, captioner, translator born in Venezuela, with experiences in North America, Europe, and Central America. Qualifications Summary FILM PRODUCTION: Experienced in all stages including pre-production research and script development, videography and audio recording, on-camera interviewing, film and sound editing, and public presentation. COMM. ENGAGEMENT: Actively involved in organizing and leadership with a variety of organizations that work with Latinx communities, LGBTQ+ individuals, immigrants and other queer people of color (QTBIPOC). Experience TAG! Queer Shorts festival; Portland, OR — 2018-Present Co-organizer of the annual edition of Tag! Queer Shorts festival under the fiscal sponsorship of the Hollywood Theatre. el inverso Productions, Portland, OR — 2018-2024 Creator and distributor of nonfiction short films that highlight the experiences of queer people of color. Noche de película; Portland, OR — 2017-2022 Organizer and curator of themed night of short films showcasing Latinx, Hispanic queer content in the languages of Central, South America and The Caribbean. Wild planet Radio (kpqr); Portland, or — 2014-2016 On-air talent (DJ), podcast creator (interviews and editing), and assistant creative director at a local radio station. DCIFF Film festival, washington d.c. — 2014-2016 Critic and columnist during three cycles of the international festival established in the district. Examiner(.)com; washington d.c. — 2009-2016 Author, interviewer, editor and columnist for an art and culture page of music, television, theater, stage performances and fine arts. Publications TOY SOLDIER (2012). Poetry and photography discussing physical, beauty and gender ideals for young queer men. Self-published. PAPA—CAN YOU HEAR ME? SHORT STORIES (2009). Stories of experiencing and understanding parents’ decisions through a young boy’s perspective. Washington, D.C.: PublishAmerica. Productions - feature length Priced Out (2018), dir. Cornelius Swart. Translator/captioner (Spanish). Follow-up study of the gentrification of the Albina neighborhood, the black history of Portland, and displacement of people of color. No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics (2018), dir. Vivian Kleiman and prod. Justin Hall. Production assistant. A study of art, comics, and the queer histories influencing them. Conversations with Gay Elders (2017), dir. David Weissman. Videography (second camera). A multi-part series documenting the lives of queer men over the age of 65 discussing stories of survival, sexuality, and identity in the US since the interwar period. Film + Audio Projects / Archives Mapping Masculinity: multi-media documentation of intersectional queer masculinity within the community of Portland, OR, with extensions into California, Nevada and New York. Pieces of movement, conversation, events and community spaces. Funded in part by the Regional Arts & Culture Council. (https://mappingmasculinity.elinverso.com/) Queer Lives Audio Archive: QTBIPOC conversations, story-telling, poetry and interviews within the greater Portland, Oregon area. Funded in part by SE Uplift and the Regional Arts & Culture Council. (https://qlaa.elinverso.com/) Queer Lives on Film Archive: local video interviews regarding intersectional and intergenerational conversations around gender, sexuality, community, work, art and communal living. Presented live with interviews and screening at the Q Center in Portland, Oregon and premiered during the Corvallis Queer Film Festival in 2017-2018), in Corvallis, Oregon. Funded in part by SE Uplift. (https://elinverso.com/queer-lives-on-film-archive/) Skills Non-fiction film pre-production research and script development Videography, audio recording, and on-camera interviews Video, sound editing and closed captioning (Final Cut Pro) Still photography and editing DSLR Creative writing (poetry and prose); persuasive and critical writing (articles, essays) Closed-captioning/subtitling (for sound/cultural/linguistic accessibility) Translation (Spanish/English/Italian) Captions Shorts 66 Motel (2024) by Jalen Thompson (ENG) Lifeline (2024) by Shaun Heard (ENG) Now That She’s Down by Lipstick Jodi (2024) by Jackson Ezinga (ENG) Potion 999 (2023) by Tierra Frost (ENG + SPA) Shipping Them (2023) by Ryan Rox (ENG + SPA) The Invite (2023) by Jax Terry (ENG + SPA) The Tingling Sensation (2023) by Ryan Rox (ENG + SPA) The Wall (2023) by Valeska Miller (ENG + SPA) Women’s Cut (2023) by Janet Chen (ENG + SPA) Do I Qualify for Love? (2022) by Atlas Phoenix (ENG) Guardians (2022) by Gale Smith (ENG + SPA) I Wish There Was a Guy Term for I Love You (2022) by Andy Motz (ENG) Sonet 19 for Peter Santana (2022) by Matthew Perifano (ENG + SPA + POR) WorkWear (2022) by Emily Everhard (ENG + SPA) Closets Keep Suburban Boys Home (2021) by Matthew Mitchell (ENG) Free To Be (2021) by Ugenia Stokes (ENG) Mapping Masculinity Archive (2021) -A Sex Positive Space (ENG + SPA + FRE + POR) -Assumed Role: Damiana Dragon + CagedJock (ENG + SPA + ITA) -Floating (ENG + SPA + FRE) -Introducing A Different Direction (ENG) -Making Our Own Rules: Michael and James (ENG) -You’re Not Experiencing It Alone (ENG + SPA + FRE + POR) Inocencia Enjaulada (2018) by Sally Spaderna (ENG) Previews -Bodies in Motion: Damian Dragon (ENG + SPA + FRE + POR) -Conversations: Michael & James (ENG + SPA + FRE + POR) -Mapping Masculinity: Eisen, Pablo & Terry (ENG + SPA + FRE + POR) -Mapping Masculinity: Kevin (ENG + SPA + FRE + POR) -Mapping Masculinity: Miguel (ENG + SPA + FRE + POR) -Mapping Masculinity: Robert (ENG + SPA + FRE + POR) | |
