Sil Brook
Sil Peruyera Brook (born August 27, 1968) is an American producer, writer, and businesswoman. Brook is known for her documentaries and screenplays, Winds of Transition and Moments in Time.[1][2][3]
Early life
Brook was born on August 27, 1968, in Perugia, Umbria, Italy. She was raised by her father, Juan Peruyera, and her grandmother, Josefina Peruyera, along with her sister, Concha Peruyera. She is estranged from her mother.
Her family relocated to the UK after her birth, where she later attended Ashcombe Primary in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England.[1] When she was thirteen, her family moved to Toronto, Canada.
In 1986, Brook went to the University of South Carolina for fine arts. She graduated in December, 1989.[1]
Career
Brook co-founded Tierra Productions LLC in 1994 with her acquaintances and became its CEO.[1][2]
She contributed to various documentaries for the BBC through Tierra Production LLC, including Weapons That Made Britain, Pompeii: The Last Day, Pompeii: The Mystery of People Frozen in Time, America’s Planned War on Britain: Revealed, and others.[4]
She wrote Winds of Transition in 2021 and received over 20 awards and selections, including best screenplay awards at the United States Film Festival, Bridge Festival, Vancouver, BC, Crown Wood International Film Festival, WRPN Women’s International Film Festival, and LA Independent Women Film Awards in 2021.[1][2][3][5] The screenplay is in pre-production.
As of 2022, Brook is the CEO of Tierra Productions LLC and is developing another screenplay, Moments in Time.[1]
Screenplays
| Year | Title | Credited as |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Moments in Time | Producer - Writer |
| 2021 | Winds of Transition | Producer - Writer |
Television
| Year | Title | Credited as |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-1998 | Mysteries of the Bible | Researcher and producer |
| 2000 | The Lost Gods of Easter Island | |
| 2003 | Pompeii: The Last Day | |
| 2004 | Weapons that Made Britain | |
| 2006 | Unraveling Krakatoa's Secrets | |
| 2009 | Toxic: Napoli | |
| 2011 | America's Planned War on Britain: Revealed | |
| 2013 | Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time |
Awards
| Award | Work | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Film Festival October, 2021 | Winds of Transition | Best Screenplay | Won |
| Bridge Fest Vancouver, BC September, 2021 | Winds of Transition | Best Screenplay | Won |
| Roma Film Festival - Rome, Italy October,2021 | Winds of Transition | Best Script | Finalist |
| FEMALE Film FESTIVAL 2021 | Winds of Transition | Best Scene | Won |
| Oniros Film Awards New York 2021 | Winds of Transition | Best Feature Script | Finalist |
| Los Angeles International 2021 | Winds of Transition | Best Screenplay | Semi-Finalist |
| Los Angeles Independent Women Film Awards July 2021 | Winds of Transition | Best Unproduced Featured Script | Won |
| European Cinematography Awards Warsaw 2021 | Winds of Transition | Official Selection | Semi-Finalist |
| Cordillera International Film Festival 2021 | Winds of Transition | Official Selection | Semi-Finalist |
| WRPN Women's International Film Festival North Andover, MA 2021 | Winds of Transition | Official Selection | Won |
| California Women's Film Festival-Official Selection 2021 | Winds of Transition | Feature Screenplay | Finalist |
| BEST FILM AWARDS London, UK 2021 | Winds of Transition | Official Selection | Finalist |
| Wiki Screenplay Contest 2021 | Winds of Transition | Official Selection | Finalist |
| Red Movie Awards
France August 2021 |
Winds of Transition | Best Unproduced Screenplay | Finalist |
| Crown Wood International Film Festival June 2021 | Winds of Transition | Best Screenplay | Won |
| Beyond Hollywood International Film Festival May 2022 | Winds of Transition | Best Unproduced Screenplay | Finalist |
| New York International Screenplay Awards 2021 | Winds of Transition | Official Selection | Quarter-Finalist |
| Venice Shorts of California 2021 | Winds of Transition | Official Selection – Feature Screenplay | Semi-Finalist |
| Cordillera International Film Festival 2021 | Winds of Transition | Official Selection | Semi-Finalist |
| Montreal Independent Film Festival 2021 | Winds of Transition | Official Selection – Feature Screenplay | Honorable mention |
| London Movie Awards 2022 | Winds of Transition | Best Feature Script | Won |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Chief Executive Officer AND Producer at Tierra Productions" (in en). https://www.arounddeal.com/profile/sil-brook/f9kyungpqf/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Chief Executive Officer AND Producer at Tierra Productions" (in en). https://www.arounddeal.com/profile/sil-brook/f9kyungpqf/.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named:2 - ↑ Productions, Tierra. "Producer" (in en-US). https://tierraproductions.com/producer.
- ↑ "Winds of Transition" (in en). https://filmfreeway.com/WindsofTransition.
