Altar of Stars, Virgins, and Clowns (2025)

Özet

What remains when the lights go out and the curtain falls for the last time? Cocoliche and Chocolate, two emblematic "Tonys" (a comedic clown central to Chilean circus culture) guide us through an intimate dialogue into the depths of their stage and their memories. As members of Los Jóvenes del Ayer, a circus organization for seniors, they confront a question as inevitable as it is poetic: How do they imagine their final performance? In this narrative, the preparation of a final act intertwines with the creation of a symbolic altar. Using a hybrid visual style of stop motion and rotoscoping, the film pays tribute to the enduring legacy of national circus arts, transforming nostalgia into a celebration of life, craft, and memory.