A child´s diary bears witness to the horrors hidden in The Mustached Clown Circus, a sinister spectacle that took place in a Latin American country. A twisted children´s tale where entertainment disguises disappearances and torture. The tamers and their creatures play with terrified young girls, while the clowns revel in their macabre performance of cruel and cynical acts.
Programming
21st Ficdh
El circo de los payasos bigotones
The Mustached Clown Circus
Argentina / 2025 / 10 min. / Animation
Rated: Suitable for over 16 years
Language: Spanish
Thematic: Dictaduras, Dictatorships
Section: Memory, Animated Shorts Selection
Director: Ana Comes, Tomás Alzogaray Vanella, Paz Bloj
Contact: info@animation1908.com
Dates, times and locations:
Friday, June 13 / 6 p.m. / FADU (Ciudad Universitaria) / Sala Simón Feldman
Synopsis:
Trailer
Curatorial note:
In Latin America, horror as an artistic genre is often associated with politics itself. In this collectively created children’s story, there is no doubt about it: the piece’s visual language is rich with symbolism and intertextuality. It is a macabre game of metafiction, led by a circus troupe, guided by a testimony that proceeds from exile, and watched over by the souls of thousands of victims of state terrorism in our region. Mario Manríquez
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