The Story of an Encounter is a documentary that captures the unexpected encounter between México and Cirque du Soleil creators in the mist of the creation of LUZIA, Cirque du Soleil next big top show. It is a cultural and intimate story of the meeting of creative minds seen through personal interactions and relationship building of the show creators. Filmed in Mexico City, Tijuana, Oaxaca and Montréal, this series features: Daniele Finzi Pasca (Co-author and Director of LUZIA), Patricia Ruel (Direction of Creation), Simon Carpentier (Composer), Eugenio Caballero (Set and Props Designer) as well as Majo Cornejo and Rodrigo de la Mora (Musicians).

"Who is Weary Willie?" explores the life of the once-famous circus character Weary Willie and his st...

Jesus 'Chuy' Aceves and a dozen living members of his extended family suffer from the very rare cond...

Rosa is a Mexican woman who, at the age of 17, migrated illegally to Austin, Texas. Some years later...

It is considered the largest traveling circus in Europe and is one of the oldest in Germany: Circus ...

An Austrian director followed five successful African music and dance artists with his camera and fo...

A Danish writer travels to Mexico with the purpose of locating a mysterious Apache tribe that ferven...

An analysis of the impact on the United States Latino community of immigration policies promoted by ...

A Documentary on the Creation of OVO, by Cirque du Soleil

This documentary highlights the evolution of Brazil's Circo Voador venue from homespun artists' perf...

El Pantera is a documentary film that chronicles the rise of Mexican UFC star Yair Rodriguez as he s...

Alegría is a mood, a state of mind. The themes of the show, whose name means "jubilation" in Spanish...

From the Italian 'saltare in banco' – which literally means 'to jump on a bench' – Saltimbanco explo...

Corteo, which means "cortege" in Italian, is a joyous procession, a festive parade imagined by a clo...

Icarus is the main character of Varekai, who falls to the ground, breaking his legs as he does. He i...

A young girl has already seen everything there is to see and her world has lost all meaning. Her ang...

Footage from the premiere of Charlie Chaplin's 1928 film 'The Circus'.

In 1988, the Cirque du Soleil toured the United States and set up its big top in New York City - a g...

A portrayal of the Mexican Day of the Dead consisting of still shots and narration. Deals with the ...