CIRCUSBOY

A documentary by Anna Koch & Julia Lemke

A Flare Film production in coproduction with HR, MDR, SWR.

Funded through the initiative “Outstanding Films for Children” by Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien, Stiftung Kuratorium junger deutscher Film, Deutscher Filmförderfonds, Hessen Film & Medien, Hessischer Rundfunk, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, Südwestrundfunk.

SYNOPSIS

Eleven-year-old Santino is a child of the circus. He loves to spend time with his eighty-year-old great-grandfather, one of Europe‘s last great circus directors, who has become his best friend. Together, they share heartwarming stories: tales of a friendship with an elephant, of farewells, new beginnings, and life on the road.
CIRCUSBOY chronicles the lives of these modern nomads, capturing a young boy‘s experience growing up among an extended family and animals—a life without a safety net, as free as a bird. This documentary road movie for children and families portrays circus life in all its reality and magic.

TEAM

• Writer-Directors: Anna Koch & Julia Lemke (Badabum Duo)

• Cinematography: Julia Lemke

• Set Sound: Maik Glöckner

• Animation: Magda Kreps, Lea Majeran

• Production assistant: Ariane Doehring

• Production coordinator: Jules Richter, Moana Lellek

• Line producer: Martina Hedwig

• producer: Katharina Bergfeld

• Commissioning editors: Tanja Nahdig (HR), Nicole Schneider (MDR), Claudia Schwab (SWR)