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ABOUT
SILVERSTRAND PRODUCTIONS
Silverstrand Productions is a documentary, and experimental film and video production company.
Silverstrand was established in 2020 by filmmakers Kevin Brennan and Laurence Durkin (us). Kevin comes from an arts background: starting at out at the Slade School of Fine Art, and later the Royal Academy, in London. Laurence started out in documentary television, before moving to Prague to study at FAMU, the Czech and Slovak National Film School.
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Silverstrand began as a vehicle for our documentary filmmaking collaborations. And in 2023 Silverstrand's first feature was released: TerraForma. The film was funded in its entirety by the Arts Council, and explored the 19th century 'terraforming' of Ascension Island, and its controversial legacy in 21st century geo-engineering and beyond.
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We've just finished production on our follow-up feature documentary Desert Passages, which takes place in the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. We also have another project in development under the title Bloom.
Our films tend to focus on environmental narratives: stories that focus on natural landscapes, as well as the humans that occupy them. The point of making films this way is to show how these two stories are intertwined - to show how humans are shaped by, but also shape their natural environments – and vice versa
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Our documentaries and video work has screened at festivals and galleries across Europe, North America and even further afield. We have also expanded into video content, while continuing our work in documentary and video art.
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Everything Silverstrand puts out is provocative, distinctive, and cinematic. We believe in marrying strong research and creative freedom: striving to create arresting and unconventional visual imagery while maintaining a richly cinematic feel. Similarly, when producing video content we strive to create images that make an instant impression on the viewer and capture the imagination. We're experienced directors and producers, but also camera people, and editors: all Silverstrand films are constructed from start to finish by Kevin and Laurence.
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