Circus Movies

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

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

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

A circus under the iron rule of an unreasonable leader, enthusiastically and unblinkingly followed, and one member whose faith in the circus, their...

Henry, an unemployed clown, is in love with the famous soap opera actress, Sunny Carmichael. He writes her letters daily yet fear of rejection...

At Cirque de Mortel, the circus artists perform thrilling acts where their lives are constantly put on the line. One day, Death arrives to finally...

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...

Eighteen-year-old Aaliyah flies on aerial silks. Her 16-year-old cousin Bre twirls on hoops. They dream of escaping the violence that marred their...

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.

The circus comes to a small boy's town.

A duo of acrobats go onstage one last time, united under the spotlights even as their harmony backstage is broken.

A clown recalls the days when he first joined the Cole Brothers circus and discusses how the Greatest Show on Earth has changed. He reminisces about...

Silent cartoon.

A portrait of a traveling circus.