"A Rio neighborhood's unlikely big top is front and center in the effectively straightforward "Without A Net."
Kelly J Richardson's debut film benefits from her considerable access to four young acrobats, each finding new purpose in the circus and envisioning a life beyond poverty... Richardson shapes her observations into intimate portraits...The discipline of learning to tumble feeds a sense of possibility, while the spotlight embraces their individuality. It's no wonder that the circus' janitor watches them with envy, wishing he'd had such a chance before taking to crime at age 12..."
SHERI LINDEN, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Richardson's astounding skill is demonstrated in striking visuals and the themes of escape and flight that extend beyond the circus' aerial acts..."
LOU FANCHER, BERKELEY VOICE AND THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE
"Infectiously gleeful, are the first adjectives that come to mind after watching this character-driven doc on the low-budgeted circus existing illegally in an abandoned parking lot within the heart of Praça Onze, a slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil... As far as behind-the-scenes documentaries go, this is one of the best that I have seen..."
ADAM CUTTLER, FILMBALAYA
Kelly J Richardson's debut film benefits from her considerable access to four young acrobats, each finding new purpose in the circus and envisioning a life beyond poverty... Richardson shapes her observations into intimate portraits...The discipline of learning to tumble feeds a sense of possibility, while the spotlight embraces their individuality. It's no wonder that the circus' janitor watches them with envy, wishing he'd had such a chance before taking to crime at age 12..."
SHERI LINDEN, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Richardson's astounding skill is demonstrated in striking visuals and the themes of escape and flight that extend beyond the circus' aerial acts..."
LOU FANCHER, BERKELEY VOICE AND THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE
"Infectiously gleeful, are the first adjectives that come to mind after watching this character-driven doc on the low-budgeted circus existing illegally in an abandoned parking lot within the heart of Praça Onze, a slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil... As far as behind-the-scenes documentaries go, this is one of the best that I have seen..."
ADAM CUTTLER, FILMBALAYA
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Jenny Choe, Chapman Design and Jog Productions
Website by:
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Jenny Choe, Chapman Design and Jog Productions
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Lauren Selman, Reel Green Media
