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2026-10-23 · 95 min · Not rated
To learn a new juggling trick, you fail—a lot. A film crew tries to keep up with performers attending the 77th International Jugglers’ Association Festival. Documentary and fiction collide in this hybrid comedy about a community committed to play.
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