Circus Movies

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...

Life in a circus. As of today, this short film is considered to be lost.

An extroverted, cheerful, dreamer, Rosetta was raised in the “Traveling Circus of Pitibiribas”. From a very young age, she dreamed of...

When the Newsboys inherit a minor league circus on the verge of bankruptcy, they formulate a plan to put on one final show.

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

This 90-minute documentary chronicles the making of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s 146th Edition of The Greatest Show On Earth including...

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...

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

Jack Haley joins the circus.

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

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...

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

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...