[2][3] He started his career in South Africa and later in Canada, writing and co-producing a feature-length 1997 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) documentary Gerrie & Louise that earned him an International Emmy award.
Silver's documentaries Diameter of the Bomb and the critically acclaimed The Last Just Man won a number of international awards.
He collaborated with Barna-Alper Productions to produce Box Car Rebellion, Doctor's Strike, The Last Just Man, The Anglo Boer War, and The Dark Years.
Amid mounting debt and a pending court case, Kew Media Group dissolved in February 2020.
FTI Consulting, a Toronto-based business management firm, took control of the company's assets and the board of directors resigned, including Silver.