What a Circus
Are we living a modern lie? In this extravagant satire, a mysterious carnival master walks us through the problems of our modern society, questioning the dangerous future we are building around us.
A BBC Arts and Arts Council England production.
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Anita PicoDirectorBlacks or Whites
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Anita PicoWriter
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Kathryn ChorleyProducer
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Alastair G. CummingKey Cast"Carnival Master"
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Catherine MaitlandKey Cast"Couple "
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Marcus FordeKey Cast"Couple"
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David William-SmithKey Cast"Old man"
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Katie RogersKey Cast"Student"
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Chris LiProduction Designer
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Zoya ChungCinematography
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Euan FoulisCasting
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Rosie GoodwinAssistant Producer
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Michael FokiasCamera Operator
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Selina XianCostume Design
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Calum MarshallArt Direction
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Mhran Amer1º Assistant Director
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Isobel CairdMake Up
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Comedy, Drama, Satire
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Runtime:3 minutes 37 seconds
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Completion Date:March 5, 2020
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Production Budget:5,000 GBP
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Country of Filming:Spain, United Kingdom
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes - University for the Creative Arts
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BBC 4 TV Premiere
United Kingdom
March 5, 2020
BBC 4 "TV Broadcast"
Female Filmmakers Program -
BBC iPlayer
United Kingdom
March 6, 2020
Catalogue Premiere -
Kolkata Int. Film FestivalKolkata
India
Indian Premiere
Official Selection -
Beyond Film Festival 2020Berlin
Germany
Germany Premiere
Official Selection -
Festival de Cans 2021Cans
Spain
Spanish Premiere
Official Selection -
Primavera do Cine 2021Vigo
Spain
September 7, 2021
Official Selection -
Portobello Film Festival 2021London
Spain
September 6, 2021
Official Selection -
Sunderland Shorts Film Festival 2021Sunderland
United Kingdom
October 6, 2021
Official Selection -
OUFF En Curto - Ourense International Film Festival 2021Ourense
Spain
September 26, 2021
Official Selection -
Suikerzoet Filmfestival 2021Schiedam
Netherlands
November 18, 2021
The Netherlands Premiere
Official Selection -
KADIN YÖNETMENLER FESTİVALİ 2022Izmir, Turkey
Turkey
February 27, 2022
Turkey Premiere
Award Finalist -
El Ojo Cojo International Film Fest 2022Madrid
Spain
November 4, 2022
Official Selection -
REFF 5 Mostra del CinemaCatanzaro
Italy
May 26, 2023
Italian Premiere
Official Selection
Anita Pico (25 years old from A Coruña, Spain) directed her first short film "Camille" at twenty-two years old, winning the Audience Award at Durham Film Festival.
Her short "Blacks or Whites", a graduation film from the University for the Creative Arts, premiered at the British Film Institute in London, screening in prestigious festivals around the world.
As part of the "New Creatives" program by BBC Arts and Arts Council, Pico shot "What a Circus", her last film, premiering on BBC 4 in 2020.
What a Circus has screened in Spain, Austria, Germany, the United Kingdom, India, etc.
"What a Circus" is a call for action. Welcome to the real world, can we still fix our future?
FILM CRITICS
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Beyond Film Festival 2020
"Fantastic film made by the future filmmakers of our art world.
Electric, bold, and exciting"
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