CRONOPIO

Name: CRONOPIO
Director: Dāvis Cipsts
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-09-26
Cast: Mariano Gedwillo

TURN SORROW INTO A SPECTACLE.

2025 · 12 min · Documentary

An intimate portrait of Mariano "Cronopio" Gedwillo, an Argentinian clown in Riga, as he transforms ordinary life into wonder through the magic of the circus — and teaches others to do the same, all while battling his own loneliness.

Directed by Dāvis Cipsts · Written by Dāvis Cipsts

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Mariano Gedwillo Cronopio

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1h 43m together

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