“Jonas is thirteen and his dream is to maintain the circus that he’s created in his backyard. He was born in a traveling circus, but his family left the lifestyle and settled down in a violent neighborhood. Jonas never adjusted to his new life, so he created his own circus. Now, Jonas is growing up and adolescence imposes upon him thousands of challenges. So, while Jonas’ circus goes crumbling he realizes his powerlessness, leading us on a journey towards the great question: What do we do with our dreams when we grow up?” — International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam, IDFA
JONAS AND THE BACKYARD CIRCUS / JONAS E O CIRCO SEM LONA
A film by Paula Gomes
(Brazil, 2015, 80 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles)
