A FOOL’S IDEA

A FOOL’S IDEA is a multi-award winning independently produced large-scale documentary project exploring the lives, loves, passions, fears, inspirations and work of some of the worlds most extraordinary eccentric performing artists. So far we have produced over 60 inspiring interviews; with over 18 short-form documentaries and 21 long-form podcast episodes! A FOOL’S IDEA has become a definitive resource for discovering the collected knowledge and wisdom of some of the best performing artists in the business! 

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“WHO AM I?” S2-EP01 – A FOOL’S IDEA

Welcome to “WHO AM I?” Season 02 Episode 01 of “A Fool’s Idea” the conversational documentary web-series about physical comedy, performance, theater, inspiration, creativity, circus, life and clown! This season follows the stories of 15 …

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A FOOL’S IDEA – EXTRAS: THE DAY THEY HUNG THE ELEPHANT (FULL PERFORMANCE)

A circus clown recounts the mysterious and seedy tale of Mary the Elephant, a circus elephant who killed a man. Based on a true story, it happened one fateful afternoon in September of 1916 while …

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A FOOL’S IDEA – EXTRAS: CAROLINA DUNCAN’S “FISH” MIME PERFORMANCE

Carolina Duncan is a brilliant Mime, who happened to be performing at the Portland Umbrella Festival when we were there shooting interviews for “A Fool’s Idea”. We haven’t yet had the privilege to interview her …

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A FOOL’S IDEA – EXTRAS: DAVID LICHTENSTEIN IN (HIGHLIGHTS FROM) “LEAPIN’ LOUIE”

A FOOL’S IDEA – EXTRAS: DAVID LICHTENSTEIN, the amazing juggling, rope trickin’, whip cracking, stilt walkin’, bike ridin’, eccentric comedy cowboy, clown in; “(HIGHLIGHTS FROM) “LEAPIN’ LOUIE”!” Highlights from the “Leapin’ Louie” show at the …

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A FOOL’S IDEA – EXTRAS: FAEBLE KIEVMAN IN “FAFA”S UNIVERSE (HIGHLIGHTS)

Faeble is a wonderful clown from the Bay area I met at the Umbrella festival. We recorded an interview which will be featured as part of A FOOL’S IDEA. In the mean time, we recorded …

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A FOOL’S IDEA – PRESENTS: CHASE CULP

When we traveled to the South By South West Interactive, Music, Film & Comedy festival in March of 2013, we posted a call for help on our Facebook page. We asked if there were any …

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A FOOL’S IDEA EP #08 – “WHY ARE PEOPLE AFRAID OF CLOWNS?”

Welcome to the season one finale of “A Fools Idea”, our exploration into the world of comedy, performance, life and clown concludes its first season with one of the biggest discussion points in the clown …

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A FOOL’S IDEA EP #07 – “DO CLOWNS HAVE TO BE FUNNY?”

Here it is…one of the biggest clown debates of ALL time, “Do clowns have to be funny?” Be sure to stay tuned, share this video everywhere, on your Facebook walls, on Twitter, and on every …

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A FOOL’S IDEA EP #06 – “WHAT IS YOUR ORIGIN STORY?”

Have you ever wanted to know why these fools do the thing they do? What was that little spark in their brains that made them decide to be a clown for the rest of their …

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A FOOL’S IDEA EP #05 – “WHY DO CLOWNS WEAR BIG RED NOSES?”

WARNING: This program contains very, very silly people! In this March 2012 edition of “A Fool’s Idea”, these amazing fool’s tackle the life changing question “Why do clowns wear big red noses?”. Learn more about …

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