Guantanamo Circus
Directed byChristina Linhardt, Michael L. Rose
Written byChristina Linhardt, Michael L. Rose
Produced byChristina Linhardt, Michael L. Rose
Edited byDora Rosas
Music byChristina Linhardt
Release date
28 October 2013
Running time
27 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Guantanamo Circus is a half-hour documentary film released in 2013 directed by Christina Linhardt and Michael L. Rose. It records the arrival and five-day experience of a troupe of circus performers into Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to perform their circus act for the American soldiers stationed at the American military base located there. [1]

The film won a Hollywood F.A.M.E. Award for "Documentary of the Year,"[2][3] and was selected by the Library of Congress for inclusion in its permanent collection.[4] It also won an LA Music Award[5] for its music score by Linhardt.

References

  1. Sherrie Li (29 October 2019). "When the Circus Came to Town". LA Weekly.
  2. Li, Sherrie (October 29, 2013). "When the Circus Came to Guantanamo Bay". LA Weekly.
  3. "Hollywood FAME Awards". A.C.B. Entertainment. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  4. "Guantanamo Circus". Library of Congress Catalog. 2013.
  5. "Vanphear Circus". LA Music Awards. 2015.


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