The Show Must Go On: An Intimate Portrait of The Flying Wallendas

In Post Production  - Spring 2010

Produced by Wenhwa Ts'ao

Directed by Paula M. Froehle

Edited by Ai Lene Chor

The Show Must Go On explores the unique familial bond that exists within the Wallenda clan, despite the true risks of their dangerous highwire act, and the economic reality that threatens their livelihood.

Perhaps one of the most famous circus families in America, The Flying Wallendas have performed their highwire stunts without a net for eight generations. Guinness Book of World Records holders, and recipients of the coveted Golden Lion in Monte Carlo, this family continues to hone its skills and develop its artistry on the same rigs and with the same apparatus as their famous grandfather, Karl Wallenda did, some 80 years prior.

The Show Must Go On Trailer from Paula Froehle on Vimeo.

The Show Must Go On Rough from Paula Froehle on Vimeo.

This is a 12:00 rough that Ai Lene compiled in September.