Canadian ballerina Evelyn Hart interprets a displaced older woman in war-torn 19th-century Europe. She struggles to pull an upright piano, bound with rope, through the abandoned belongings of her fellow migrants. She is fleeing the cruelty of the social order and the haunting memories of her dead daughter. After violently battling the ghosts of her past, she arrives at the edge of death. Only then does she find the path to reconcile her grief.
Also presented:
41st International Festival of Films on Art, Canada (2023)
41st International Festival of Films on Art, Canada (2023)
| Director | Nicola Hawkins |
| Script | Nicola Hawkins, Andrew Perlis |
| Director of Photography | Duncan De Young |
| Content Production | Nicola Hawkins |
| Make Up Artist | Sarah Gerbig |
| Sound editing | Leonie Wagner |
| Camera | Herb Gibbons |
| Colorization | Aaron Elliott |
| Cast | Evelyn Hart |
| Sound Design | Dennis Patterson |
| Manager | Andrew Perlis |
| Music | Nancy Dahn, Timothy Steeves |
Production
Nicola Hawkins
Nicola Hawkins continues to integrate visual art’s many dimensions. She trained as a painter and choreographer in her native England and went on to found the acclaimed Nicola Hawkins Dance Company (1993−2005) in Boston, USA. In 2006, Nicola moved to rural Newfoundland and shortly after The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery presented a solo exhibition of her mixed media work. In 2019, Nicola was commissioned to choreograph and direct her first film. In 2022, she directed Solace, four videos featuring Canada’s celebrated classical musicians Duo Concertante. Scored by Time, her latest film, features the legendary ballet dancer Evelyn Hart in a dramatic role.
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
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