Hawkins was an original film for BBC Television about a man who lives a double life, as a Nietzschean Philosophy Lecturer and as a Detective who is fascinated by lowlife and criminal mentalities.

A virtual fireplace burns on as a family gathering turns demonic

Singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins, who broke into mainstream success with her 1992 hit "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover," is a talented writer and performer whose songs are both emotional and intelligent. In this musical portrait of the artist, director Gigi Gaston combines concert footage with intimate clips of Hawkins in everyday life for a film that gets to the heart of Hawkins's turbulent emotional world and artistic journey.