Bio

Nicolás Romero Silva (2003) is a documentary filmmaker, videographer, and film programmer based in Amsterdam. His current projects include a short documentary about Doctors Without Borders’ search and rescue missions in the central Mediterranean, a short documentary following the ‘Santa Muerte’ religious community in Mexico City, and a documentary on the history of Amsterdam’s underground cinemas.

Romero Silva’s documentary debut came in 2024 with The Borders of Paradise, a feature length examination of police & structural violence against asylum seekers at the Italo-French border at Ventimiglia. The film played extensively in Amsterdam’s independent theaters (OT301, Filmhuis Cavia, Kriterion…), screened at universities and conferences from New York to London, New Orleans, Paris, Berkeley, Changshu, and others. The film features as part of the ‘Critical Reading’ and ‘Futures Thinking’ syllabus at United World College Changshu China.

His subsequent documentary about La Santa Muerte was financed by AMARTE Fonds, and is currently in post-production.

Besides his current projects, Nico is developing a screenplay about underage asylum seekers trapped in minor reception centers in Italy, based on true stories collected during the filming of The Borders of Paradise. He has worked extensively as a videographer for nightlife and music in Amsterdam working as a freelancer.