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ABOUT

SILVERSTRAND PRODUCTIONS

Silverstrand Productions is a documentary and experimental film and video production company.​​

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Founded in 2020 by filmmakers Kevin Brennan and Laurence Durkin, Silverstrand brings together two distinct paths into filmmaking. 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 television before moving to Prague to study at FAMU, the Czech and Slovak National Film School.

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Originally conceived as a platform for their collaborative documentary work, Silverstrand released its 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.

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The company’s upcoming feature, Desert Passages, unfolds across the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, while other projects, Bloom and The Vacation, are currently in development.

Silverstrand’s films 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.

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Kevin and Laurence's 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.

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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 deeply 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

2025

​BARQ Film Festival, Barcelona

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Architexture, Serre dei Giardini Margherita, Bologna​

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Ljubljana International Film Festival, Kosovel Hall, Ljubljana

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Sarajevo Film Festival, Kino Meeting Point, Sarajevo​

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Zagreb Film Festival, Kino Kinoteka, Zagreb

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Auteur Film Festival, Cine Grand Rakovica, Belgrade

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Pile Up! Worlds of Stuff, Customs House, Exeter

2024

Transmediale, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Berlin

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Pariscience, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris (Nomination for Best Science Documentary)

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BelDocs, Kulturni centar Beograda , Belgrade

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DocVille, Vesalius Auditorium, Leuven (Nomination for best Science Documentary)

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SIlbersalz Festival, Kaufhaus am Marktplatz , Halle (Nomination for Homeland Earth Award)

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Galway Film Fleadh, Pálás Cinema, Galway (Screening with Q&A)

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Petites Planètes , Le Mazette , Paris

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FMD Festival, Zawya Cinema , Cairo

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Architecture & Design Film Festival, Multiple venues across New Zealand

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The Royal Academy of Arts, London

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Academia Film Olomouc, Arts Centre of Palacký, Olomouc (Nomination for Best International Science Documentary)

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ARCHFILM, Skissernas Museum, Lund

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SunChild International Environment Fest, Union of Cinematographers, Yerevan​​​​​​

2023

Science New Wave Film Festival, Cinema Village, New York 

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Architecture & Design Film Festival: New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Chicago

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​SHAPESHIFT, National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia 

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NYCxDESIGN, Samsung 837, New York

2022

2020

London Short Film Festival, Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London

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Galway Film Fleadh, Town hall Theatre Galway

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Catalyst Film Festival, Limerick

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Mayo International Film Festival, Mayo

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Liberation DocFest, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Chroma International Film Festival, Dublin

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Spirit Shop, Lisbon

2019

AHMD x Hoi Polloi, Ace Hotel, London

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Soiee Buffet, Canalside Studios, London

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Sunday Shorts, Prague

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Murmurations, Candid Art Trust, London

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SET, Mason's Yard, London

Coded Encounters, Galeria Graça Brandão, Lisbon

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​Drop Everything, Inis Oírr, Ireland

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AHMD, Bloc, London

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Radiant Love, Discothek Melancholie, Berlin

2018

Silverstrand Productions Ltd
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