Jonas and the Backyard Circus
Directed by: 
Paula Gomes
Original title: 
Jonas e o Circo sem Lona
2015
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81
 min 
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DCP
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Subtitles: 
French
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Documentary
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Jonas is a 13-year-old boy who created his own circus, a real one, in his backyard. But keeping the circus is getting harder and harder. Jonas is growing up, and adolescence brings thousands of new challenges. Will he be able to fulfill his childhood dream?

CAST

Jonas Laborda, Wilma Macedo, Neide Silva, Wanderson Silva, Micael Nunes, Ian Laborda, Gutinho Silva, Mateus Lima, Ana Paula Araújo

CREDITS

– Director: Paula Gomes

– Screenwriter: Paula Gomes and Haroldo Borges

– Producer: Marcos Bautista, Ernesto Molinero, Haroldo Borges

– Cinematographer: Haroldo Borges

– Editor: Andrea Kleinman

– Sound: Pedro Garcia do Couto

AWARDS

– Prix TFI Arts Fund, given by the Tribeca Film Institute (NYC, EUA)

– Audience Award at the Festival Cinélatino Reencontres de Toulouse 2016

– Jury’s Special Award at DOCSDF, Mexico - Destaque Award at Cine Esquema Novo 2016

– “Most Remarkable Young Person on Screen” Award at the Harlem International Film Festival (NYC)

– Jury Mention at Cachoeira Doc 2016

– Correio / Walter da Silveira Award at the Panorama Film Festival 2016

– Honorable Mention by the young audiences at the Panorama Film Festival 2016 - Paula Gomes, director

– Best Film by the Special Jury at the Panorama Film Festival 2016

PRESS

O Estado de S. Paulo

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