CRONOPIO
2025 Β· 12m Β· Documentary
An intimate portrait of Mariano "Cronopio" Gedwillo, an Argentinian clown in Riga, as he transforms ordinary life into wonder through the magic of the circus β and teaches others to do the same, all while battling his own loneliness.
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