CIRCO
Feature Film, 88 min, Canada, Brazil, 2024
SYNOPSIS
In Rio de Janeiro, Richard dreams of dazzling audiences in the world’s biggest circus tents. But when the 20-year-old artist is kicked out of his home by his adoptive mother, his life is turned upside down. His once-clear dream begins to drift out of focus, and he embarks on a lengthy quest to find his way. A vibrant community of drag queens becomes his refuge, sparking a new path as he transitions to Ashila. As uncertainty looms, the spirits of Candomblé offer him hope, while his sister remains an unwavering pillar of support.
Through an intimate, direct cinema approach, Circo immerses us in the lives of residents of Brazil’s favelas as they seek to shape their own futures.
DISTINCTIONS
Best Feature film, DIGO, Goias, 2025
Outstanding Feature documentary, Reelworld, Toronto 2025
Outsanding Feature Director, Reelworld, Toronto 2025
Opening Film, Ethnofest Athens 2025
SELECTIONS
RIDM - Magnus Isacsson, Montreal Canada 2024
Reelout Quer Film festival, London Canada 2024
Festival Mix Mexico 2025
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada 2025
DIGO, Sexual diversity and gender international film festival, Goias, Brazil 2025
Fringe! Queer Film and Arts Fests, London, UK 2025
Festival International du Film Black de Montréal, Canada, 2025
Reelworld Film festival, Toronto, Canada 2025
Film Africa, London, UK 2025
Lavender Riot, Clarksville, USA 2025
Massimadi, Montreal, Canada, 2025
Ethnofest, Athens Ethnographie Film festival, Athens Greece, 2025
MEDIA COVERAGE
Ciné-bulle
TEAM
WRITTEN BY
Lamia Chraibi
Yza Nouiga
DIRECTED BY
Lamia Chraibi
DIRECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Marcel Mueller
EDITED BY
René Roberge
PRODUCED BY
Patricia Bergeron
Lamia Chraibi
Productions Leitmotiv
DISTRIBUTED BY
F3M - Les Films du 3 mars