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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  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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 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
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Elektron, Luxembourg

 

One World Film Festival, Prague​​​​​​

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 (Nominated for Best Science Documentary)

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BelDocs, Kulturni centar Beograda , Belgrade

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

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SIlbersalz Festival, Kaufhaus am Marktplatz , Halle (International Competition)

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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, Olomouc (Nominated for Best 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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