
CIRCUSBOY
86 Min (GER) 2025 – 5.1
www.circusboy.com
Santino is a circus child. His great-grandfather is one of the last great circus directors in Germany and tells him the stories of his ancestors. Of contortionists, breakneck tricks and bull elephants. ZIRKUSKIND tells of the lives of Germany’s last nomads – of growing up with an extended family and animals, of a life without a safety net, free as a bird. A documentary road movie for children and their families about the life of a circus family between realism and magic.
Production Sound Mix
IFF Berlinale “honorable mention”
IFF Berlinale
Director & Writer
Anna Koch, Julia Lemke (Badabum Duo)
Director of Photography
Julia Lemke
Soundmixer
Maik Glöckner, Simon Peter, Joscha Eickel
Animation
Magda Kreps, Lea Majeran
Production coordination
Jules Richter, Moana Lellek
Production management
Martina Hedwig
Producer
Katharina Bergfeld, Martin Heisler
Production Company
Flare Film
Editorial office
Tanja Nahdig (HR), Nicole Schneider (MDR), Claudia Schwab (SWR)