Circus Movies

A pioneering effort in bringing shadow puppetry to the cinema.

Sara Greene is a 20-year circus industry veteran with a big dream—to start her own tented circus. As the summer moves along on Weirs Beach,...

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

A vivid, behind-the-scenes look at the Big Top, the Greatest Show on Earth as presented by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. Seen from the...

Silent cartoon.

"When I Grow Up" follows the imagination of a young boy's dreams for his future.

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...

Bamse, Ælling, Bruno, Hr Skæg, Robotdrengene and Lille Nørd are among the popular children figures that contribute. A...

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...

The parade of carriages, costumed riders, and exotic animals passing over the bridge at Inverness, Scotland, has attracted a crowd, despite the rain.

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

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

Short film about animal training in a circus.

When Ringmaster Rollo and his mysterious clown troupe arrive in Redhaven, Frankie discovers their visit may be connected to a child who vanished...