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Inspirative Production

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Grand Prize winner of
The Doorpost Film Project.

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Won two awards as the Best Short Film Method
Fest Independent Film Festival (2010)

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Also won the best short film award at The
Feel Good Film Festival in Hollywood in 2010.

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The Butterfly Circus

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Hey look! Can we go there?

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Aww Sammy, you're breaking my heart!

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We're all the circus you need, kid.

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But they have rides.

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Can we, Mr Mendez?

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Why not?

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Let's go...

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Okay boys, time to get me a date
with the bearded lady. Who's with me?

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Great witches. Come, sit down.
I tell you all about your fate.

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Great witches, come.

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I'm gonna come get you now! You're mine,
little boy..I'm going to get you if I can!

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Come on in, ladies and gentlemen,
we have the best freak show in town.

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Step right on in!
Come on in, ladies and gentlemen.

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We've got Lady Lulu..

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Come on in, ladies and gentlemen, come on in.
We have the best show in town.

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Come on in, come on in.
We have the best freaks in town.

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She's a woman of extraordinary weight.

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Has a peculiar appetite..for whole chickens.

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Now, down this way.

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The painted man.

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His world travels can be seen on every
inch of his body, from head..to toe.

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And now...

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Ladies and gentlemen, gather in.

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A perversion of nature!

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A man, if you could even call him that..

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Whom God himself has turned his back upon!

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I give you...

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The Limbless Man!

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Will you look at that.

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So sad..

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Hah..look at him.

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Move along (move on?), kids.

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You are magnificent..

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Hey, get away from him!

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What's the matter with you?!

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It's alright...

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No harm in it. My fault.

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Maybe I got a little too close, 'ey friend?

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You have a good evening now.

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You'd better get a hold of yourself
before the next show, gimp!

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Real nice, Will.

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Seems you changed your mind about
joining one of them fancy shows, huh?

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What are you saying?

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Don't you know nothing?

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That was Mendez.

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You just spit on the showman
from the Butterfly Circus.

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Butterfly... butterfly...

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You kill me, Will!

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I'm hungry. I'm going to
get me some cotton candy.

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A man, if you could even call him that,
whom God himself has turned his back upon...

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The Limbless Man!

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Muy bien.

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Good morning.

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Boss!

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Good morning. Buenos dias.

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Buenos dias indeed!

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May I have this dance?

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Thank you so much.

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Pappy.

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Would you get my trunk? It's so heavy...

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But it's easier for you
cause you're so strong.

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There's a dead man in the trunk!

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What?

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Well, now. Look at this!

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This is wonderful!

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Come on over by the fire and
warm up a bit, little man.

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I'm Sammy, what's your name?

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I'm Will.

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Where are your arms and legs?

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Sammy!

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What, mama?

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Is he going to be in our circus now?

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Um... maybe I will.

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Hold on a minute.
We don't have a side show here.

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What do you mean?

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Every circus has one.

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People come from all
over the place to see us.

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And why do they come, Will?

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B-but yours could be different.

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No. There is nothing inspiring about
amazing perfections on display.

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See, Will..we're happier here.

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And you can stay as long as you like.

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But I do run a different show.

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And now, one of the greatest displays
of human contortion ever seen.

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It is my pleasure to introduce...
Anna, queen of the air!

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And the strongest man you'll ever see.

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The Master of the flying trapeze and
the oldest performer in the air, Poppy!

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Wow.

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See you at the fairgrounds. Two days only.

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Come on by. Butterfly Circus. Two days only.

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How do (you do)?

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My boy here would sure like to say
hello to the strongest man in town.

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Well, I'm sure your daddy's stronger,
but I'd make a close second.

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Wow.

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Are you in the show too, mister?

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Um... no, not exactly.

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We'd best be going now. Thank you kindly.

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You bet.

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Wow! Did you see that, Dad?

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I'm going to be the strongest
man in the world someday.

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I'll be just like that man.
I'll lift anything I want to.

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Yeah, boy. You can do whatever you want.

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Ladies and gentlemen, girls and boys!

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What this world needs is a little wonder.

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Look mama, tickets!

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Splendid, isn't it?

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The way they move, full of strength.

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Colour and grace.

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They're astounding.

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But you?

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Cursed from birth..

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A man, if you can call him that whom
God himself turned his back upon.

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Stop it! Why would you say that?

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Because, you... believe it.

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But if you could only see...

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the beauty that can come from ashes.

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I'll blow you down, I swear I will!

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You're a problem now.

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You're no good to me, so get out!

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You're good enough for me, doll face.

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Here you go.

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But they're different from me.

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Yes, you do have an advantage.

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The greater the struggle,

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the more glorious the triumph.

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I can't find my caterpillar, where is he?

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He's right there, in the cocoon, see?

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He'll be fine. You won't even
recognise him when he comes out.

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Wow!

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Hey! Hey George!

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Poppy! I need help to cross!

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Can anyone help me?

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Hey, George, can you help me?

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Hey, where are you going?

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What's the matter with you?

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Are you just going to leave me here?

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I think you'll manage.

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What?!

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I guess I'll just magically get up huh?

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Hey George, Poppy! How's the water?

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Time for a swim!

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Look!

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Hey!

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Hey Will, you coming in?

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Will?

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Hey, I think Will fell in!

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Will!

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Will, Will, Will?

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Look... I can swim!

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You look like a barrel of moonshine.

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Come here, you!

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Your eyes will witness..this fine evening

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our bravest soul

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as he cheats death

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by ascending 50 feet into the air

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and leap into this pool of water.

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Poppy!

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Let's go see what he has to say.

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Thank you.

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Wow! How did you do that, mister?

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Were you scared?

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It was so high!

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I wish that I can do it..

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Sweetie, you can do anything...

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Did it hurt when you hit the water?

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There it goes, Sammy.