The crowd in the circus tent shrieks hysterically, the tamer lies slain in his own blood on the ground. Above him: the elephant cow Mary.
After the accident in the ring, the circus director fears that the audience will stay away. To save his circus from bankruptcy, he is forced to publicly punish Mary for the incident. But the director has a deep friendship with the elephant. He must decide what counts more: Mary or the reputation of the circus.
"Circus in Town" is a 3D animated short film that plays with aesthetics from cinematic expressionism. The story is inspired by an actual incident from 1916, where Mary the elephant cow was eventually publicly hanged from a crane.
awards & Festivals
- Hofer Filmtage, Germany 2021
- GISFF GwangHwaMun Intern. Short Film Festival, South Korea 2021
- Manchester Animation Festival, UK 2021
- Living Skies Student Film Festiva, Kanada 2022
- Festival Animation Dingle, Irland 2022
- Spark Animation Festival in Vancouver 2022 (Special Mention in der Kategorie Student Short)
- Moabinale, Open-Air-Kurzfilmabend in Berlin, 2022
- 3. Platz des CILECT Prize 2022 (Sektion Animation)
- Cinema South Festival in Sderot, Israel, 2022
