Film screening: My Family and Other Clowns
10 Daly Avenue
Level 3 of the Ottawa Art Gallery
Ottawa ON K1N 6E2
Canada
World-renowned clowns Haide and Toomas, better known as Piip and Tuut, have brought joy and laughter to families across the globe for over two decades. But what lies behind the face paint is a different story. While entertaining thousands abroad, their own children have been growing up at home without them. Their oldest daughter Emma dreams of following in her parents’ footsteps, but having to care for her autistic brother and younger sister has forced her to grow up fast. Meanwhile, Haide and Toomas grapple with guilt, exhaustion, and the toll of trying to give their all on stage and at home.
