Circus Movies

Beyond the lights and magic of the ring, this documentary follows the lives of the main stars of comedy: clowns.

Based on the 40th Annual Carnival of the Toronto Skating Club.

An experimental short film centering on a circus performance in San Salvador.

Set in a city both past and present, on a deserted street where only the distant sounds of life blow by. The Hunger Artist stands alone, locked in...

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

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

Once a year, people from different marginalized communities meet together in the woods to delve into the art of circus and have this discipline...

A young boy is taken by a train on a mysterious journey. BAFTA-winning 14 minute adaptation of H.R. Millar's 1927 book, Dreamland Express.

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

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...

Flip is balancing his hat on his face while leaning forwards and backwards. He eventually falls face forward. Flip opens the tent flap to reveal a...

A pioneering effort in bringing shadow puppetry to the cinema.

Short dramatised documentary showing the ups and downs of daily life on a circus farm. “The only light comes from the flames of the funeral...

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

Based on the book by Maud and Miska Petersham about the story of the baby elephant in the circus, showing the futile attempts of his mother to train...

Because of a cruel ringmaster, Jolly the Clown and Ellsworth Elephant are both fired from the circus. Jolly tries to help the pink pygmy elephant's...

Welcome to Cirque du Soleil BAZZAR, an eclectic lab of infinite creativity where a joyful troupe of acrobats, dancers and musicians craft an...

Two egg-shaped clown performers try out new ways to impress audiences.