The year is 1950. The United States and Russia emerge as opposing super powers following World War 2. Clearer Than Truth follows Jack Harris, played by Graham Powell, whose position in the State Department exposes him to Top Secret information that nags at his conscience. Harris must decide to remain reticent and trust the administration or disclose information that could upset national security.

I played Michael Thomas, Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Research and Intelligence. This would be the first of two films where I sat in the boss' chair opposite Graham. A key quote in preparing for this role came from President Truman's Policy Planning Staffer, Robert Tufts, who was also part of the NSC-68 study group. Tufts wrote, “Both nations are striving for a preponderance of power rather than a balance of power. To seek less than preponderant power would be to opt for defeat…. Preponderant power should and must be the objective of U.S. policy.”

Clearer Than Truth was written and directed by Nick Bailey and shot entirely in New York City, much of the interiors coming from the famous (or infamous) Hotel Pennsylvania at 401 7th Avenue, by Cheyenne Cohen on a Sony FS100 HD with Zeiss lenses.

Running Time: 8 minutes