Clown

Showing In

OPENING: THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA + AI SHOW
California Theatre, San Jose Tue, Mar 11 7:15 PM
An all-star cast including Paul Walter Hauser, David Strathairn, Walton Goggins, Johnny Knoxville, Patti Harrison, and Haley Bennett, the true story of the man who stepped on to the stage of ‘Press Your Luck” harboring a secret: the key to endless money.
Film Info
Type of Film/Event:Short
Runtime (minutes):4
Premiere Status:SF - San Jose Bay Area Premiere
Genre:Fantasy
Animation
Original Language:English
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Shanshan Jiang
Producer(s):Shanshan Jiang
Screenwriter:Shanshan Jiang
Editor:Jessy Cheung

Description

In a surreal fusion of live-action and AI-generated imagery, CLOWN centers on a talented clown who gradually loses her sense of self in pursuit of audience approval. As she reshapes her routines, appearance, and even personality to meet the shifting demands of the crowd, the lines between performance and reality dissolve. A visually striking meditation on motion, storytelling, and identity, CLOWN is a poetic dance between self-expression and surrender. The camera moves fluidly, capturing not just the clown’s performances but the unseen dance of existence—the restless flow of people, the mechanical rhythm of machines, the silent transmission of data shaping her world. Through experimental visuals and dynamic cinematography, the film captures the clown’s descent into an identity crisis, questioning whether she is the creator of her art or merely a puppet to its expectations. In a final act of defiance, she must decide: reclaim herself or disappear into the performance forever.