Zirkuskind | Junges Filmfestival Köln / Cinepänz 2025

In the organizer's words:

recommended for ages 7 and up

Germany | 2025 | Documentary | 86' | Julia Lemke, Anna Koch | German | FSK 6

Zirkuskind is a road movie for children and their families about the life of a circus family caught between documentary and magic.

Eleven-year-old Santino lives with his circus family in constant motion - home is not a place, but people.
is not a place, but the people around him: his parents, his brother Giordano, numerous relatives
relatives and especially his great-grandfather Ehe, one of the last great German circus directors.
directors. Ehe tells Santino impressive stories of elephants, clowns and the feeling of freedom that is worth every effort. For his eleventh birthday, he asks Santino what role he would like to play in the circus ring one day. But how does Santino find out where his talent lies? Zirkuskind tells of the lives of Germany's last nomads - of growing up with an extended family and animals, of a life without a net and a double bottom, free as a bird.

Cologne premiere!
On 4.10. in the presence of director Julia Lemke

Circus | Family history | Cohesion