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Circuses (3)

  • Grace Fall
    Grace Fall
    Kyler Kelly 2013 1 min
    Grace Fall is about the struggles and joys of trying to perform impossibly well in a circus whose troupe members aren’t really visible, but can certainly be perceived regardless.

    Produced as part of the 9th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.
  • High Grass Circus
    High Grass Circus
    Torben Schioler  &  Tony Ianzelo 1976 56 min
    This feature-length documentary offers an inside look into the workings of a travelling circus. In 1976, directors Tony Ianzelo and Torben Schioler followed the various people involved with the Royal Brothers' Circus as they set up their tents and put on their show. Fascinating to watch, the film captures the 24-hour-a-day brand of magic that the circus evokes while revealing the nature of the people who run it.
  • Rose & Violet
    Rose & Violet
    Claude Grosch  &  Luc Otter 2011 26 min
    The animated short film Rose & Violet tells the story of two Conjoined twin sisters who are recruited as star acrobats in the world’s biggest circus. They seem bound for glory, but when a new strongman joins the troupe, a conflict turns tragic… Filmmakers Luc Otter and Claude Grosch employ a clever combination of 2D and digital cut-outs and clay animation in their exploration of the circus realm.

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