Circo

Clowning Around: The Circus of Life

George Heymont | Posted 06.14.2011

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George Heymont

With a musical score by Calexico, Circo is much less about fancy costumes and death-defying acrobatics than it is about dealing with the mud, grime, and family tensions of shlepping a small circus around Mexico.

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Circo: The Trials of an Itinerant Mexican Circus

Rick Ayers | Posted 06.07.2011

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Rick Ayers

Aaron Schock's new documentary Circo, which follows a year with one small traveling circus in Mexico, is a welcome addition to the world of circus cinema.

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Los Angeles Film Festival: Video Interview With Director Aaron Schock About Circo

Michael Kurcfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Kurcfeld

Most documentaries about Mexico tend to focus on its embattled northern border -- tales of drug wars and desperate migrants. In Circo, we're led into the belly of rural Mexico, town by town.

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