In South of the Circle, we explored what happens to a person when they are taken away from all the structures they’re around in everyday life. How will he reconcile feelings with an ambitious career? And if he will be able to keep his promises? Meeting the wonderful Clara, a fellow academic, and experiencing a burgeoning, romantic and intellectual love affair that brings him to the point where we see him. While Peter is forced to head into a blizzard in search of survival, he is remembering all of his past. Our family friend also helped to establish the Antarctic Treaty, a peace accord keeping the world safe from nuclear war, and the tension in the game hinges on this. A family friend worked in Antarctica back then and survived a plane crash, just like Peter, a Cambridge academic and South of the Circle main character. It was a fascinating time, such as the time of the Cold War. They were still hunting seals with wooden rifles, they didn’t have communication. I was fascinated by the surreal beauty of Antarctica, particularly in the 60s, because of the low tech that was out there at the time.

But we also deal with the big question - how power and politics affect people and how they can lead to disaster? And it couldn’t be made without one, a particular plane crash in Antarctica during the Cold War.

A story about those beautiful moments in life we have that are worth keeping, and worth making big promises. South of the Circle tells a cinematic story of survival, hope, and love.

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