剧情介绍：aaaAmidbushfires,thepandemicandpunters’changingtastes,thefamilybehindtheBellsFamilyCarnivalfighttopreservetheattraction’scentury-longlegacy. TheBellsFamilyCarnivalisasixth-generationfamilybusiness,andallyearround,acrossAustralia,theBellsdrivea30-strongfleetoftrailerscontainingthevastdisassembledridesthey’llrebuildbyhandcomerain,hailorshine.Theshrieksandgigglesescapingfromvisitorsflunghighintotheair,incirclesandupsidedownareallthatmatterto54-year-oldpatriarchElwin,forwhomthereisnobetterlife.Butwhereassomeofhischildrensharehissentiments,othersdreamofadifferentpath.Meanwhile,risingcosts,unreliableinsurance,unpredictablepatronage,thebushfiresandCOVID-19complicatetheBells’struggletokeeptheoperationafloat. DebutfeaturedirectorIsabelDarlingspentsevenyearsfollowingtheBellsandadmitstohavingfelt“temptedtodropitallandrunawaywiththemattimes”.Filledwithbig-heartedwonder,theresultingfilmobservesmomentsbothintimateandintensewhilesituatingtheBells’plightaspartofthebroadertraditionofthecarnival–especiallyinaworldwherenewtechnologieshavechangedourunderstandingofleisureandenjoyment. “Therideofalifetime…Thisnewfilmrunsawaywiththecircus–andrevealsthetensionswithin.”–TheGuardian