Steven Silver

A writer, director and producer, Steven began his career in the South African film industry, before writing and co-producing Gerrie & Louise, an International Emmy award-winning, feature-length documentary for the CBC in 1997. As a director, his documentaries include several projects for the History Channel and Discovery Channel, as well as Diameter of the Bomb and the celebrated and critically-acclaimed The Last Just Man, which won over fourteen international awards. Steven has also written, directed and produced films for both the CBC and PBS. Steven has written and directed six films for Barna-Alper Productions, including Box Car Rebellion; Doctor's Strike; The Last Just Man; The Anglo Boer War; and The Dark Years. He is currently writing a screenplay for a feature film based on the book The Bang Bang Club, which he will also direct. Steven has a law degree from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.