2023 Official Selections
Short Shorts
Behemoth
Emile Chaygneaud
France
Brave Clown
Paul Gomex
USA
In a time when children are lost in their tablets, a small group resorts to the lost art of circus...
Contorsionis Homonius
Marites Carino
Canada
Lignin
Camille Havas, Mathilde Bénignus
Canada
As lignin shape trees, energy of the place shapes the movement of
a woman amongst trees. A visual essay, looking for the a somatic circus sensation.
The Show Must Not Go On
Remy Archer
United Kingdom
In the time following the COVID pandemic, 5 circus performers reflect on lockdown and the cost it has had on the industry.
Fantasy
William Brandon
USA
Fire breathing and Fire Rope Dart Choreography to my favorite musical artist, Carrie Underwood. Choreography took 12 months to create. Choreography, direction, production, and editing all done by myself. Produced this piece right after America's Got Talent.
Mêlé
Christina Zauner
Austria
An improvisation between three art forms. Music, Film and Contemporary Circus connecting, listening and merging into one another.
STIFF
Briana Bowie
USA
A man's eerie infatuation with the dead, makes a hilarious turn, when his stiff companion comes to life. Chaos and comedy ensues as she becomes more than his creepy mind can handle.