Circo (film)

Circo
Directed byLamia Chraibi
Written byLamia Chraibi
Yza Nouiga
Produced byPatricia Bergeron
Lamia Chraibi
CinematographyMarcel Mueller
Edited byRené Roberge
Production
company
Productions Leitmotiv
Distributed byLes Films du 3 mars
Release date
  • November 21, 2024 (2024-11-21) (RIDM)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagePortuguese

Circo is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Lamia Chraibi and released in 2024.[1] The film is a portrait of Richard, a queer Brazilian circus performer who turns to drag to support himself after his adoptive mother kicks him out of her home.[2]

The film premiered in November 2024 at the Montreal International Documentary Festival,[3] before going into wider commercial release in July 2025.[4]

Awards

Award Year Category Recipient Result Reference
Directors Guild of Canada 2025 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award Lamia Chraibi Longlisted [5]
Reelworld Film Festival Outstanding Feature Film Director Won [6]
Outstanding Documentary Won

References