Circus Movies

Zayats goes to a museum where Volk already waits for him, but not to learn history together.

A young dancer becomes a stunt rider through the patronage of a wealthy man.

From the slow waitings for opening of the big top to the loneliness in the dressing room backstage, Abuhadba follows the life of a small circus in...

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

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...

An examination of bodies, movement and the stillness of landscape brought to you by the entrancing Circus Debre Berhan.

Melrose's circus is being threatened by his competitor, who's angry that Melrose has outmanuevered him in bookings; what he doesn't know is that the...

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

The Moșilor Fair is an exercise by a student director who used his film before he had managed to finalize the originally planned movie. The...

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...

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

Aquiles, an actor passionate about art, finds himself in conflict after receiving the tragic news that his theater company will close down....

Owen and Zoe, the circus owners, leave their daughter Mackenzie and their circus in the hands of Chesterfield the Clown to secure a global cookie...

Tom meets his fate when a balloon goes sailing over the ranch: seeing a girl jump with a parachute, he rides to her rescue. Later, during the circus...

Zarkana is a Cirque du Soleil stage production written and directed by François Girard. It began as a touring show in 2011 and was converted...

A clown recalls the days when he first joined the Cole Brothers circus and discusses how the Greatest Show on Earth has changed. He reminisces about...

A mechanical machine displays a reel of objects with music box accompaniment.

A documentary portrait of sideshow impresario Wally Shufflebottom, Jr.