Fears of a Clown
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Meet Steve: a fast talking, foul mouthed entertainer with East Coast grit and a brilliant, fractured mind. After a lifetime of battling severe OCD, Steve poured his life savings into building the world's largest clown museum in the Mojave Desert.
But as he nears the finish line, disaster strikes. Between suffocating bureaucracy and the devastating 2025 SoCal wildfires that incinerated his livelihood, Steve’s dream is under siege. This is a strange, high-speed, and raw portrait of resilience, following one man’s desperate race to save his museum, and his sanity, from the brink of collapse.
Filmmakers in attendance - Q&A to follow!
But as he nears the finish line, disaster strikes. Between suffocating bureaucracy and the devastating 2025 SoCal wildfires that incinerated his livelihood, Steve’s dream is under siege. This is a strange, high-speed, and raw portrait of resilience, following one man’s desperate race to save his museum, and his sanity, from the brink of collapse.
Filmmakers in attendance - Q&A to follow!
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