Circo (NR)

synopsis

"Circo" follows the Ponce family's hardscrabble circus as it struggles to stay together despite mounting debt, dwindling audiences, and a simmering family conflict. Through this intricately woven story of a marriage in trouble and of a century-old family tradition that hangs in the balance, "Circo" opens the viewer to the world of a traveling circus while examining the universal themes of family bonds, filial responsibility, and the weight of cultural inheritance.

details

Documentary
1 hr. 15 min.
Opened April 1st, 2011

director

Aaron Schock

writer

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synopsis

"Circo" follows the Ponce family's hardscrabble circus as it struggles to stay together despite mounting debt, dwindling audiences, and a simmering family conflict. Through this intricately woven story of a marriage in trouble and of a century-old family tradition that hangs in the balance, "Circo" opens the viewer to the world of a traveling circus while examining the universal themes of family bonds, filial responsibility, and the weight of cultural inheritance.

details

Documentary
1 hr. 15 min.
Opened April 1st, 2011

director

Aaron Schock

writer