Joffre Faria Silva

“To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.”                                                             Mahatma Gandhi

Born in Minas Gerais, Brazil, Joffre Faria Silva has lived and traveled all over the world. His passion for filmmaking led him to study Film Studies at Concordia University in Montreal. Here he was able to hone his craft and develop his talent, ultimately graduating with honours. Joffre currently resides in Toronto where he is a writer, director, producer, and properties manager in the film and television industry.

In his experience as a filmmaker, Joffre’s short and feature-length films have been shown in more than one-hundred film festivals, garnering thirty plus awards around the world.

Joffre’s passion for storytelling is evident in his work. His focus on heartfelt, grounded and meaningful characters is derived from his life experience and thoughtful, genuine nature.

His latest project, “Being Brave,” a short film funded by the Canada Council for the Arts, had its American premiere at the Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021, it has been shown in more than 30 film festivals, earning 22 awards and 26 nominations.

He is currently working on producing his next projects, “Aging Queens,” a short film about Angel, a down-on-his-luck drag queen and his unlikely friendship with Madelaine, an elderly woman experiencing the first stages of dementia. And “Crente,” a feature-length film about a family spiraling out of control due to religion intolerance, set in the countryside of Brazil.

In these projects it is his goal to share the beauty of the modern, non-conventional family dynamic. As with all of Joffre’s works it is the people and their unique stories that fuel his inspiration for evocative filmmaking.