CIRCO
A film by Lamia Chraibi
Feature documentary, 86 min
Filmed over 5 years, CIRCO portrays the search for the unconditional love of a family.
Richard, a young circus artist sees his stability shattered the day he is kicked out from his foster mother’s house. This rupture brings him back to his past as an orphan in a society that abandons him.
He whirls and clings from the hardships of the favelas to the desires of fame, from the solidarity of friendships to the hopes of drag queens and spirits. Confronted with his contradictions and childhood traumas, his only way out is to become one with the theater of his dreams.
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With Richard Gomes Estrela / Ashila Müller, Nathacha Da Silva Latta
Directed by
Lamia Chraibi
Research and Writing
Yza Nouiga, Lamia Chraibi
Director of Photography
Marcel Muellere
Camera
Francisco Herredia
Editing
René Roberge
Sound Recordist
Priscila Alves
Color Grading
Sylvain Cossette
Sound Designer
Olivier Calvert
Mixer
Hans Laitres
Producers
Patricia Bergeron, Lamia Chraibi