Rent Grazing the Sky (2013)
3.9 of 5 from 54 ratings
1h 24min
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- Synopsis:
'Grazing the Sky' takes a revealing look at the incredible physical exploits of circus acrobats and finds compelling stories of men and women confronting adversity - including the real risk of severe, debilitating injury. The price of life in the limelight includes years of study and practice, an iron discipline, an ongoing commitment to learning new skills, and constant travel far from home. Director Horacio Alcalá follows eight different acrobats from all over the world, intercutting interviews with artfully staged footage of his subjects performing breathtaking feats with poise and grace. Horacio Alcala, who has been involved with the circus arts for seven years, including with Cirque du Soleil, travelled to 11 different countries over the course of five years to capture these stories. He finds a new reality where aspiring circus performers can learn their craft in specialized schools rather than through family apprenticeships. The trapeze becomes a metaphor for life ambitions, given contrast and poignancy by the ever-present risk of a fall. - Actors:
- Antonio Segura, Max La Sala, Damian Istria, Erika Nguyen, Fadi Zmorrod, Jonathan Moss, Marie-Lee Guilbert, Philippe Belanger, Saar Rombout, Bahoz Temaout, Arnau Serra Vila, Julien Auger, Mathieu Lagaillarde, Sidney Pin, Thibaut Brigner
- Directors:
- Horacio Alcala
- Producers:
- Carlos Batres, Pandora da Cunha Telles, Aitor Echeverría, Pablo Iraola
- Writers:
- Horacio Alcala, David Bobee, Jesús Caballero, Patrick Flynn, Álvaro Pastor
- Aka:
- A ras del cielo
- Studio:
- Matchbox Films
- Genres:
- Documentary, Performing Arts, Special Interest
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/01/2016
- Run Time:
- 87 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Trailer
- Stills Gallery
