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At the height of the Great Depression, the showman of a renowned circus discovers a man without limbs being exploited at a carnival sideshow, but after an intriguing encounter with the showman he becomes driven to hope against everything he has ever believed.

Directed by: Joshua Weigel; Written by: Joshua Weigel & Rebekah Weigel; Produced by: Joshua Weigel, Rebekah Weigel & Angie Alvarez; Starring: Eduardo Verastegui (Bella, Chasing Papi), Nick Vujicic (Life Without Limbs) & Doug Jones (Pan's Labyrinth, Fantastic Four - Rise of the Silver Surfer, Hellboy)
  • Will McCue 1 year ago
    awesome!!

    red One for days!
  • The Butterfly Circus 8 months ago
    Thank you for all the kind reviews! If you are interested in supporting the filmmakers you can now purchase the Special Edition DVD on Amazon. Thanks! amazon.com/Butterfly-Circus-Special-DVD/dp/B0052ZFFT4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1307565439&sr=8-1
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  • Cory Heimann plus 1 year ago
    Great work!
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  • Marcus O'Brien pro 1 year ago
    Absolutely stunning cinematography and storytelling, congrat's on such an fantastic achievement. Everybody in front and behind the camera (music score included!) really delivered their best and it shows..... in spades.

    Short film circuits?
  • Thank you for all the kind words! We have done pretty well in the festival circuit and are now in development on the feature film version! Find out more at thebutterflycircus.com!
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  • Jeremiah Warren plus 1 year ago
    I saw this when it was competing on the Doorpost Project. Amazing work all around, and Nick Vujicic has some very impressive acting skills.

    Oh, and glad it's on Vimeo now. :-)
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  • jRozn 1 year ago
    Excellent.
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  • Tihomir Kukolja 1 year ago
    A truly amazing and moving movie. Keep on a good work.
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  • Benton Collins plus 1 year ago
    A beautiful film and testament to the human spirit! Bravo!
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  • Salomon plus 1 year ago
    saw this on the doorpost site - WOW!
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  • Eric Hickman 1 year ago
    BEAUTIFUL! An excellent work with a great message! Very well done!
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  • Alex Arnal 1 year ago
    AMAZING!!!!!!!!! love it!
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  • Thomas & Sarah plus 1 year ago
    This is exceptional.
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  • Sean Harper 1 year ago
    I remember having seen this a year ago. It's just as wonderful as it was back then.

    I'm glad it's finally getting the recognition it deserves.
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  • Adan Valdez 1 year ago
    wow!!!!!
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  • Brad Brok plus 1 year ago
    I live to accomplish something of this magnitude. Perfectly executed.
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  • ubomar92 1 year ago
    Inspiring!!!!
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  • Salomon plus 1 year ago
    I seriously love this - tears, seriously!
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  • Stano Scepan 1 year ago
    Wow! I am absolutelly impressed. Great work in every aspect. Congratulations!
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  • Jotalcubo 1 year ago
    just beautiful!
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  • Chris Reason pro 1 year ago
    Stunning!
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  • Thomas Riley 1 year ago
    Truly astounding! I cried! Thank you for showing this to me ! :')
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  • Ceiga plus 1 year ago
    Brought a tear to my eye. Amazing film I'd love to see a making of video soon.
  • The Butterfly Circus 4 months ago
    Thank you Ceiga! We are working on the full length feature film and things are looking very promising! Follow us on Facebook for updates on the project. facebook.com/pages/The-Butterfly-Circus/130248241510
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  • Michael Struwig 1 year ago
    Truly amazing. Well shot, brilliant music and great acting. Hell, I would've paid to see this.

    An absolute joy to watch.
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  • iggy pacanowski 1 year ago
    I didn't even notice those 23minutes! It's like a different world, and yep, I cried ;)
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  • Gorgeous! Nick has an amazing ministry and it's great to see this other avenue of inspiration
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  • Rick Macomber plus 1 year ago
    I actually shed a tear. Now that's filmmaking. Continued success... really.
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  • i saw Nick from youtube vid and motivational speeches, but this is a whole different way to move you. amazing storytelling. i still have teary eyes...
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  • John Rowley 1 year ago
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  • Daniel Fekete 1 year ago
    Absolutely great video. Very inspiring!
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  • serdeluz666 1 year ago
    One of the best short film I have seen
  • Aravind Jose T. plus 1 year ago
    Same here.
  • Ally 1 year ago
    Same here!!
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  • Aravind Jose T. plus 1 year ago
    The greatest the struggle, the more glorious the triumph.
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  • Amazing! So moving, I even shed a tear. Great work!
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  • Amos Mulder plus 1 year ago
    beautiful story!
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  • Alien1976 1 year ago
    Emotion Explosion. Fantastic. Tears in the Eyes.!
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  • Michael Struwig 1 year ago
    Just watched it for the 3rd time. Absolutely beautiful.
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  • Charles Baird 1 year ago
    Looks amazing. I love what can be done with the Red Camera.
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  • Peter Daniel 1 year ago
    I laughed, I cried, I watched it again and i'm positive i will again and again.
    This is no doubt the best short drama i've ever watched!
  • Thanks Peter! The short film which includes special features (behind the scenes featurette, outtakes, picture slideshow & an option for various subtitles) is now available for purchase on the website thebutterflycircus.com. The short film is also in development to become a feature film!
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  • Pulsar Studio 1 year ago
    Woow!
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  • Leonard Boelen 1 year ago
    Beautiful, realy amazing. the story is the best i've seen so far from the video's that make you think differently, more positive. There's always a road, no matter how much you need to pass or cross. In here, in Holland, we say: there are thousend ways to Rome. Meaning there are a thousend ways to achieve your goal. After i've seen this I say to myself: there are uncountable ways to Rome.
    You guys opened my eyes, thank you.
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  • Philipp Fischer 1 year ago
    Loved every second of it, thank you very much!
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  • Jonathan Werber 1 year ago
    Absolutely stunning!
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  • Adam Johansson 1 year ago
    This is the best movie i've seen on Vimeo.
    seriously. Well done.
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  • CEFAK plus 1 year ago
    Fantastic!!!
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  • images 1 year ago
    Woow ! Absolutely stunning.
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  • Patrick Watson 1 year ago
    Nick Vujicic is an outstanding man!
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  • Aykut Alp Ersoy 1 year ago
    Certainly one of the best movie I've ever seen on Vimeo.
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  • anggoro alfa 1 year ago
    this is beautiful guys..
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  • Will Eifler 1 year ago
    I'm not one to cry, but I just teared up several times throughout the short. Unbelievably inspiring and well made.
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  • Ryan Musselman plus 1 year ago
    truly inspiring! thank you for sharing!
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  • Lunacy Labs 1 year ago
    The power of filmmaking truly shines on this one. One of the best I've seen.
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  • joann tolleson 1 year ago
    i was mezmerized. wow.
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  • aza plus 1 year ago
    <3
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  • Bogdan Lucian 1 year ago
    great film.
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  • Jorge Brivilati 1 year ago
    This movie is simply magical beautiful! Really, the music with the history gave me shivers! The whole team are completely congratulated. Its very clear the effort of all you to produce this amazing movie!!
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  • rocketflight 1 year ago
    Amazing...
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  • Lonczy néni 1 year ago
    Very very good and impressive film, with exelent image work! Very well done!
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  • Ronald 1 year ago
    Absolutely awesome Joshua! Hats off to all. Nick Vujicic Amazing... plz look Nick up, his story is amazing.
  • Thank you! Yes, we agree that Nick is amazing! To find out more you can visit his website at lifewithoutlimbs.org or attitudeisaltitude.org.
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  • ArkCyD 1 year ago
    Perfect!
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  • Kevin Alano 1 year ago
    Awesome story telling and a wonderful story, every second was perfect!!! Thanks so much for sharing such great work.
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  • Ted Jones 1 year ago
    Ohh ho, yep this is a prize winner...a Big Prize Winner ;)))
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  • Philip Schwarz 1 year ago
    Just amazing
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  • Sean Drummond plus 1 year ago
    Awesome job, awesome color grading!
    Great actors!
    Just overall great story!

    Just wondering, are those the stock colors out of the RED?
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  • Kevin Jiang 1 year ago
    this is great.
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  • PEDRO ORTIZ 1 year ago
    Congrats!!! and God Bless u all!!! im a DP director i Puerto Rico!! and thats the best short ever i see......good work nick!!! To the Directror ,DP and Writters.... u guys are belssed!!!!
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  • Travis Guerra plus 1 year ago
    Best video I have ever seen on Vimeo. Bravo!!! Bravo!!
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  • Josh Taber 1 year ago
    I worked with Eduardo on his movie Belle several years ago. It's great seeing positive pieces like The Butterfly Circus being created!!!

    Keep up the wonderful work sharing Truth.
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  • Simone J. 1 year ago
    Awesome
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  • Droze 1 year ago
    an extraordinary peice of art from start to finish. well done
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  • Sam.Hwu 1 year ago
    Touching Inspiring !
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  • Gina Dale 1 year ago
    An incredibly beautiful film, and unbelievably touching. The cinematography was flawless, the sound was seamless, and the story itself had me in tears. Simply beautiful. Thank you for such an inspiring piece.
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  • Dean Wagman 1 year ago
    So much emotion.

    Thank you.
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  • MauriI 1 year ago
    I loved it, great job!
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  • prashanth 1 year ago
    "the greater the struggle, the more glorious the triumph" hearing this with the visual (real life), kicked me hard on the back. Amazing performance, Cinematography, Editing, Colors,,,,,, Wonderful.....

    PrashanthVFX.com
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  • Kim Green 1 year ago
    Loved it. Must have been so expensive to make.
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  • captain morgan 1 year ago
    Bravo!
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  • Luke Regan 1 year ago
    Love it, one of my new fav short films! Can't wait for the feature length!
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  • Betty Kao 1 year ago
    it is absolutely a perfect work, from the setting to to expression of the story, respect& thank you for making it!
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  • Ang Pemba plus 1 year ago
    Very nice work. I have seen Nick Vujicic from you tube and he is damn inspiring to everyone...! I m glad you guys came up with this fantastic piece.
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  • Semih Masat 1 year ago
    This is amazing.

    I love it.
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  • Anton Förster 1 year ago
    One of best Films I have seen!
    It really touches my heart!
    Great story, Great actors, Great Work
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  • Luis S. 1 year ago
    One of the best short films I have ever seen, if not the best!
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  • DK Productions 1 year ago
    What did you shoot with?????
  • We shot it on the RED and fortunately had an amazing DP by the name of Brian Baugh.
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  • Samuel Buß 1 year ago
    i'd love to download this masterpiece :/
  • Thanks Samuel! We're working on making the film available for download but for now you can buy a copy on our website at thebutterflycircus.com. Thanks you for your support!
  • Samuel Buß 1 year ago
    Do you actually ship to germany? ;)
    Would be an instant buy if you are.

    :)
    Very welcome!
  • Yes we do ship to Germany! You can order online at thebutterflycircus.com.
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  • Ivica 1 year ago
    Amazing, and very emotional :)
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  • Wow, This is so incredibly motivational and up lifting. it's truly a masterpiece.
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  • Stefanie Weiland plus 1 year ago
    This is the most amazing short I have ever seen. I can't wait for the feature version!
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  • Tiffany Paul 1 year ago
    The best short I've seen to date. Marvelous I loved it, Nick Vujicic is one of the most inspirational men alive.
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  • Austin Glass plus 1 year ago
    I remember screening this last year on the same tower some of the VFX shots were done on. Awesome piece with a great message!
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  • Niclas Lundberg plus 1 year ago
    Brilliant. I found myself both crying and smiling at the end. Just brilliant. Amazing.
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  • Candice D'Silva 1 year ago
    So incredible, what a beautiful story. Pure magic!
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