an interesting little documentary on the role of the "carny" or carnival worker within the modern world of present day america. while maintaining an overtly positive facade of the its subject the film doesnt shy away from the darker side of this line of work (child abandonment, felony implication and three-way relationships are just three of the stranger aspects tackled). i dont know if the film will ever really reach beyond the festival circuit, the structure and tone seemed more at home in the home, via television, with the style being reminiscent of the sort of thing one would expect to be produced by the likes of louis theroux. it was a great film though, with its limited fate being somewhat slightly depressing.
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