June 4th, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Location: CirkoBalkana Circus Tent
Courtyard of Pogon Jedinstvo, Trnjanska struga 34
CIRCUS CINEMA AT CIRKOBALKANA 13: JUMP OUT
Film screening and conversation with cinematographer Marko Modrić
Free entrance
Duration: 52 minutes
Ian is a 12-year-old engineer living with his brother Marcus and their grandmother in one of Nairobi’s ghettos. Together with his best friend Promise, he dreams of traveling the world and becoming a famous acrobat. Every day, they train with Steve – their superhero and charismatic acrobatics coach – who fills their afternoons with joy and broadens their horizons. One day, Steve announces that some of the kids will be selected for a summer acrobatics tour in Europe. As the selection day approaches, Ian’s life becomes increasingly difficult, his confidence shaken, and despite the support of his loving family, he faces many challenges. Will his dreams come true?
The film is created in collaboration with Mikasi Africa
Featuring: Ian Mwangi, Mario Promise Onyango, Glen “Marcus” Mburu
Director: Nika Šaravanja
Assistant Director: Stephen Otieno Owino
Cinematographer: Marko Modrić
Producer: Sarah Pennacchi Tico
Film Company: Isabel de la Serna & Iva Tkalec – Playtime Films
Co-Producer: Sabina Krešić – Fade In
Editor: Pierpaolo Filomeno
Sound Designer: Ingrid Simon
Sound Mix: Jean-Michel Beranger
Original Music: Katrin Spiegel, Ivan Šaravanja, and Pius Ondeko Mboya
Colorist: Filip Tot
Visual Effects: Damir Morpurgo
Graphic Design: Ana Labudović
Poster Design: Ivana Ljubičić
Production countries: Italy
Co-production: Belgium, Croatia, Qatar
Languages: Swahili, English
Locations: Kenya & Italy
Release date: January 2024
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/968737193/f8f21a59f1
Nika Šaravanja is a Croatian documentary film director and visual artist. In 2014, she began studying at the Zelig School for Documentary and New Media in Bolzano, Italy. She graduated in 2016 with a degree in directing, with her award-winning debut feature-length documentary Dusk Chorus – Based on Fragments of Extinction. Like this film, which premiered at the Visions du Réel Festival in Nyon, her work focuses on the human impact on nature. Her continued practice is rooted in themes of social impact and the environment.
