ECAM Incubator Title ‘Laughing’ Gets Into The Struggles of a Circus Family
variety.comCallum McLennan SAN SEBASTIAN – Madrid’s ECAM Incubator has a strong history surfacing talent. One from this year’s crop vying for that next step is “Laughing” (“Riure”), the feature debut of Jordi Boquet Claramunt.
Developed in collaboration with Pausa Dramàtica Films and Fractal, the film casts into the world of the circus while exploring family, identity, and belonging.
Claramunt, who won a Gaudi Award for his short “Neither Forget Nor Forgive,” teams up again with producer Anna Moragriega Farrés, co-founder of Pausa Dramàtica with Olga Doganoc.
Currently in development, “Laughing” centers on Lola, a young clown raised in her family’s dwindling circus. A pivotal moment occurs when a trained horse accidentally injures a child during a performance. “I like to define this film as the story of a modern little mermaid, lived through the eyes of Lola, a young clown who has grown up in her parents’ circus, but who is eager to find her own path away from a circus tent she feels no longer represents her,” Claramunt told Variety, adding “To put it simply, I sometimes say it’s the story of a clown who has lost her desire to laugh or keep making people laugh.” The once-thriving business is collapsing, “She wonders if there is really a point in inheriting a decaying circus where she doesn’t feel listened to and decides to look for new creative opportunities outside,” the director explained.
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