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ABOUT
SILVERSTRAND PRODUCTIONS
Silverstrand Productions is a documentary and experimental film and video production company.
Founded in 2020 by filmmakers Kevin Brennan and Laurence Durkin, Silverstrand brings together two distinct filmmaking practices. Kevin came to film through art, studying at the Royal Academy of Arts and previously at the Slade School of Fine Art in London. Laurence began his career in documentary film and television before moving to Prague to study at FAMU, the Czech and Slovak National Film School.
Silverstrand was conceived as a platform for our collaborative documentary work. We released our first feature, TerraForma, in 2023. The film was fully funded by the Arts Council and explored the nineteenth-century “terraforming” of Ascension Island and its controversial legacy in contemporary geoengineering.
The company’s second feature film, Desert Passages, looks at the crisis of water access across the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. Other projects (Bloom and The Vacation) are currently in development.
Silverstrand’s films often centre on environmental narratives: stories that explore the relationship between people and the landscapes they inhabit. By focusing on this intersection, the films show how these two stories are intertwined - how humans are shaped by, but also shape their natural environments - and vice versa.
Our documentaries and video works have screened at festivals and galleries across Europe, North America, and further afield. Alongside documentary work, Silverstrand has expanded into video content, continuing to apply the same cinematic approach and attention to storytelling.
Everything produced under the Silverstrand name is distinctive, visually striking, and intellectually curious. The company’s ethos is to unite rigorous research with creative freedom, producing imagery that is both unconventional and cinematic. Kevin and Laurence are involved in every stage of production as directors, producers, camera operators, and editors, ensuring each film is crafted with a unified vision from start to finish.
FILMS
2026
Desert Passages
2024
Bloom [in development]
2024
Checked Out
2023
TerraForma
2022
Undertow
2021
Erangal
2019
Dotek [Touch]
2018
Sp1ra
SELECTED SCREENINGS
2026
Arts of the Earth, Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao
Elektron, Luxembourg
One World Film Festival, Prague
2025
BARQ Film Festival, Barcelona
Architexture, Serre dei Giardini Margherita, Bologna
Ljubljana International Film Festival, Kosovel Hall, Ljubljana
Sarajevo Film Festival, Kino Meeting Point, Sarajevo
Zagreb Film Festival, Kino Kinoteka, Zagreb
Auteur Film Festival, Cine Grand Rakovica, Belgrade
Pile Up! Worlds of Stuff, Customs House, Exeter
2024
Transmediale, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Berlin
Pariscience, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris (Nominated for Best Science Documentary)
BelDocs, Kulturni centar Beograda , Belgrade
DocVille, Vesalius Auditorium, Leuven (Nominated for best Science Documentary)
SIlbersalz Festival, Kaufhaus am Marktplatz , Halle (International Competition)
Galway Film Fleadh, Pálás Cinema, Galway (Screening with Q&A)
Petites Planètes , Le Mazette , Paris
FMD Festival, Zawya Cinema , Cairo
Architecture & Design Film Festival, multiple venues across New Zealand
The Royal Academy of Arts, London
Academia Film Olomouc, Olomouc (Nominated for Best Science Documentary)
ARCHFILM, Skissernas Museum, Lund
SunChild International Environment Fest, Union of Cinematographers, Yerevan
2023
Science New Wave Film Festival, Cinema Village, New York
Architecture & Design Film Festival: New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Chicago
SHAPESHIFT, National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia
NYCxDESIGN, Samsung 837, New York
2022
2020
London Short Film Festival, Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London
Galway Film Fleadh, Town hall Theatre Galway
Catalyst Film Festival, Limerick
Mayo International Film Festival, Mayo
Liberation DocFest, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Chroma International Film Festival, Dublin
Spirit Shop, Lisbon
2019
AHMD x Hoi Polloi, Ace Hotel, London
Soiee Buffet, Canalside Studios, London
Sunday Shorts, Prague
Murmurations, Candid Art Trust, London
SET, Mason's Yard, London
Coded Encounters, Galeria Graça Brandão, Lisbon
Drop Everything, Inis Oírr, Ireland
AHMD, Bloc, London
Radiant Love, Discothek Melancholie, Berlin
2018