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Praise for
THE FLIGHT
FANTASTIC...
"The Gaonas
light up the
screen with
their
blazing
charisma...You
will love
the circus
spirit of
this
documentary."
- Sydney
Levine,
Indiewire
"Exhilarating...THE
FLIGHT
FANTASTIC is
both a
lively
biography of
the Mexican
circus
family and a
primer on
trapeze as
both art
form and
joyous
expression...While
detailing
the Flying
Gaonas' fame
and
influence,
Moore
emphasizes
that they're
part of a
continuum:
trapeze
performers
who perfect
their
soaring
artistry
then teach
earthbound
enthusiasts
how they,
too, can
take
flight."
- Serena
Donadoni, Village
Voice
"Magnetic...propelled
by archival
footage and
vivid
recollections, THE
FLIGHT
FANTASTIC moves
engagingly
from the
early days
to the
spotlight
years. Tito
Gaona’s
quest to
become the
first
aerialist to
execute a
quadruple
somersault
in
performance
makes an
especially
compelling
segment. And
the family’s
work in more
recent years
to pass
along the
art form is
a nice
coda." - Neil
Genzlinger, New
York Times
"A big top
dynasty gets
its
due...great
fun." - John
Defore,
The
Hollywood
Reporter
"Leave it to
director Tom
Moore to
bring [The
Flying
Gaonas]
vibrant
legacy to
life...In THE
FLIGHT
FANTASTIC
, we
find him at
his most
playful,
interspersing
the history
of the
Gaonas, with
anecdotes
about loving
cinema and
the power of
art in
healing."
- Jose
Solis,
Stage Buddy
"You'll be
in for one
hell of an
airborne
ride...Moore
has
assembled an
enormous
collection...of
trapeze
history,
which turns
out to be
every bit as
fascinating
as the
aerialists
themselves."
- James
Van Maanen, Trust Movies
"It may
just be one
of the
artsiest
sports or
the
sportiest
forms of art
which most
of us take
for granted.
Yet, while
seeing THE
FLIGHT
FANTATIC we
are all
reminded of
what an
incredible
undertaking
the art of
trapeze
really
is...Chalk
up your
hands, climb
the tall
ladder,
swing,
break, leap,
flip and let
its passion
catch you.
You will not
be
disappointed."
- Tony
Pinizzotto,
Edge Media
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A Story of
Legend and
Legacy on
the Flying
Trapeze
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This
fascinating
look at the
world of the
flying
trapeze
centers on
one of the
greatest
acts in
circus
history, The
Flying
Gaonas.
First
performing
on a
trampoline,
the Gaonas
went on to
become a
star
attraction
for the best
circuses in
the world,
including
Ringling
Bros. and
Barnum &
Bailey.
Long-time
Broadway
Director
(and trapeze
flyer) Tom
Moore brings
their story
to life
through
interviews
with family
members and
colorful
archival
material.
The Gaonas
light up the
screen with
their
blazing
charisma, a
quality that
is
undiminished
in their
"second
act". Having
left the
center ring,
we see them
pass the
torch
through
teaching and
coaching to
new
generations.
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"The First
Family of
the Air..."
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In the days
when the
circus was
one of the
most
important
events of
the year and
when
audiences
went to see
their
favorite
performers
each and
every
season, The
Flying
Gaonas were
Big Top
royalty.
Often called
the "First
Family of
the
Air", The
Flying
Gaonas are a
4th
generation
Mexican
circus
family. They
began their
careers on
the
trampoline,
but quickly
took to the
air.
In their
time, they
were the
headliners
in circuses
around the
world. Most
notably,
they
performed
for 17 years
with
Ringling
Brothers,
Barnum &
Bailey,
The Big
Apple and
the
legendary
European
circuses.
For this,
The Flying
Gaonas won
the circus
world's
highest
award, The
Golden
Clown, at
the
international
circus
festival at
Monte Carlo
- the Oscars
of the
circus
world.
The
charismatic
and very
handsome
Tito was the
center of
the act and
one of the
foremost
innovators
in the world
of
trapeze. It
is said that
Tito
communicated
with an
audience as
if he or she
was a very
personal
friend, and
he could
mesmerize
25,000 or
40,000
people at a
time.
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Director Tom Moore
The Flight Fantastic is Tom
Moore’s first
documentary feature,
although he has had a
long career in theatre,
film, and television
fiction.
In the theatre, he is
best known as the
director of the original
production of Grease,
which ran for eight
years and is one of the
longest running shows in
the history of
Broadway.
He directed the film of Night
Mother with
Sissy Spacek and Anne
Bancroft, following his
direction of the
Broadway production with
Kathy Bates, which was
awarded the Pulitzer
prize, and for which he
received his second Tony
nomination
On television, he has
helmed episodes of ER (Emmy
nomination), Mad
About You (Emmy
nomination), L.A.
Law (Emmy
nomination), Cheers, Ally
McBeal, Gilmore
Girls, Thirtysomething, Cybil and
many others.
As an avocation, Tom is
actively involved with
the Circus Arts, and
spends as much time as
possible on the flying
trapeze.
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