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Circle of Truth is a short film without dialogue set to an original score. On the island of Newfoundland, Canada, a man alone in his rural home awaits the spring thaw with the arrival of hardy plants, insects and birds. The film tracks his daily labour though the seasons as he builds, tends and harvests a circular garden enriched by the bounty of seaweed and fish that he gathers from the island's shore. His dedication to the earth that feeds him and his intimacy with his natural surroundings reveals a portrait of an unadorned purposeful life.
NICOLA HAWKINS Director I Photographer I Editor
Nicola Hawkins began her professional career as a stage director and choreographer when she moved to Boston, USA, from her native England and founded the Nicola Hawkins Dance Company (1993-2005). The award winning critically acclaimed company was known for its visually striking productions, drawing large audiences in Boston, New England and New York City. The Boston Herald noted: “There isn’t anything that Nicola Hawkins does demurely...the work is the evidence of Hawkins’ staggering ability to generate fresh and atypical dances...all of them accompanied by live musicians”. The Boston Globe noted: “Over the years, she has amassed an impressive repertoire of works that are musically sophisticated and theatrically alluring.”
In 2006, Nicola emigrated to rural Newfoundland, Canada, and immersed herself in her visual art practice. In 2011, she had a one woman show at the Provincial Gallery of Art and two others at the Provincial Craft Council Gallery. Most recently she returned to directing and choreographing for both stage and film. In 2021, with collaborators Duo Concertante, Nicola directed Duo Concertante's Solace: four videos exploring themes of reconciliation, peace, understanding, and communion through the music of Dawn Avery, Alice Ho, Jessie Montgomery and Cesar Franck. In 2022, she made Circle of Truth and Scored by Time, two narrative shorts without dialogue.
ADAM FORAN Music & Sound Design
Adam Foran is an award winning composer and music producer who works from his studio in Cape Broyle, Newfoundland. He has created musical scores for film, television, live theatre and ads for 15 years. His score for the period horror film “New Woman” recently won the “Best Original Score for a Short Film” award at the Horrorigins Film Festival in Atlanta. His film scores have been heard in international film festivals such as Cannes and Sitges, and aired nationally on CBC. His television scores have aired around the world. His extensive work on the Cassie award winning Newfoundland Tourism ad campaign has been shared widely online over the past 10 years. He graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland's Music Composition program in 2003, where he composed a piece for orchestra performed by the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra's Sinfonia group. He has also performed and appeared on recordings with bands such as Funky Dory and The Janet Cull Band. He is currently composing the score for a feature documentary for the CBC Documentary Channel.
STEVE COOK Colour & Finishing
Steve is a colour and finishing artist at Newfoundland Independent Film Cooperative. He has been involved in post-production for over thirty years, having edited television commercials and corporate videos during the first part of his career. Since joining NIFCO in 1999, Steve has guided the filmmaking cooperative to be one of the leading post production facilities in Canada as its Facility Director. Steve has colour corrected and post-supervised multiple feature films, hundreds of short films and documentaries, and multiple local and national TV series. He primarily uses DaVinci Resolve for colour grading, picture conform and finishing, as well as having SGO Mistika Ultima, AVID Media Composer, Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, Edius and Final Cut Pro X in his toolbox.
