Circus Movies

Nearly everybody has been to the circus to laugh about clowns, be afraid of the lions and to eat sugar cane. However, can anyone imagine that circus...

The documentary “Pagliacci” celebrates – in a poetic way – what it means to be a clown. The film addresses philosophical and...

This documentary is about the Italian small family circus, based on the old street theatre of the Commedia dell'Arte. Since World War II, they have...

While on a fishing trip, Shao Lung's father is killed by Wu Pa Feng in front of the young man's eyes. Lung takes shelter with his uncle's traveling...

Hurvinek cannot go to a circus because he injured himself when sliding down the stair rail. He daydreams that he is an acrobat riding a scooter and...

ONCE AND AGAIN is a short film about the ups and downs of the creative process that Bertil Nilsson made in collaboration with circus artist Korri...

How do you deal with life's curveballs? FIGURE 3 tells trapeze artist Korri Singh Aulakh's story of being diagnosed with the chronic autoimmune...

Grazing the Sky is a compelling look at the lives of trapeze artists and other circus performers. The film was shot for over two years covering 11...

The Giver Gives to Give is a black and white silent film starring a clown in search of a stage, an audience, a friend.

Documentary following the 1995 tour of the "Circus without talent" Circus Redickuless

Alexander Calder created and performed one of the most important and beloved works, his miniature circus (1926-1931). More than twenty years later...

A duo of acrobats go onstage one last time, united under the spotlights even as their harmony backstage is broken.

Two children sneak out behind their parents' back, to a magical circus world.

Tucked away in northern Indiana, the city of Peru, Indiana is the circus capitol of the world. Thousands of visitors and townspeople come to this...

Reconciliation becomes possible between a gay circus trainer and his mom when he and his husband adopt a student.