“A renowned research producer of documentaries  for over 20 years.  From ‘Mystery of the Bible’, ‘Weapons that Made Britain’ to ‘Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time’.  

That lead Sil to start her own company, Tierra Productions LLC.

During research for someone, she found Lady Constance Lytton and her sister Lady Emily Lytton.   Lady Constance inspired Sil to write “Winds” as a docudrama.  Sil wanted to bring Lady Constance to the limelight.  She had been ignored all these years, always talking about the Pankhurst.  But the Pankhurst were not alone in the fight and they didn’t have to give up as much as Lady Constance did.

Early in life Lady Constance was quiet, shy and physically weak.   She would prefer to leave political matters to the men.   Her aristocratic title meant that the authorities treated her kindly, after all she was the daughter of a Viceroy and the Earl of Lytton.   Her brother was a member of the House of Lords. 

Her sister Lady Emily introduced Lady Constance to the suffragettes and she became an influential British suffragette activist, writer, speaker and campaigner for Votes for Women. 

Sil found all the letters written by the women of the WSPU (Women’s Social and Political Union).  The militant face of the women right to vote movement which meant ‘By any means ‘.  Their motto was ‘Deeds not Words ‘

She was subsequently imprisoned four times including once under the alias Jane Warton, where she was forced fed seven times while on hunger strike.   She chose the alias, Jane Warton, to avoid receiving special treatment and privileges because of her family title. 

While imprisoned at Holloway Prison during March 1909, Lady Constance used a piece of broken hairpin to cut the letter ‘V’ into the flesh of her breast, placed over her heart.  The ‘V’ came from ‘Votes for Women’.

Her heart attack, stroke and early death at 54 have been attributed in part to the trauma of hunger-strikes and force feeding by the prison authorities. 

Her story must be told.

Sil Brook: ‘Winds’ was written by veteran Sil Brook. Sil’s work was a fixture with documentaries for over 20 years.
After doing a lot of documentaries Sil found Lady Constance Lytton. Sil found her to be one of the most interesting persons she had researched. Lady Constance inspired Sil to write “Winds’ as a docudrama.
Sil found all the letters Lady Lytton and the women of the WSPU (Women’s Social and Political Union) wrote. The WSPU or suffragettes, as they were called, was the militant face of the women right to vote movement Which meant “By any means” Their motto was “Deeds not Words”

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Sil Brook, the co-founder and CEO of Tierra Productions LLC, received her early education in the UK and later graduated from the University of South Carolina with a BFA in Media Arts.

Tierra Productions has done research work for documentaries, including Mysteries of the Bible, Pompeii: The Last Day, Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time, The Lost Gods of Easter Island, Weapons that Made Britain, and many more. The company now produces premium quality feature films like the Award-Wining docudrama Winds of Transition, now in pre-production, and Moments in Time in development.