FREAKS UNCENSORED: A Human Sideshow; VHS

Documentary, Historic, Curiosity, Mondo; VHS Near MInt

You’ve never seen a video remotely like this one. It haunts you long after you’ve seen it. The result of an enormous amount of archival research and highly professional writing and editing, this video brings alive the history and culture of circus sideshow “freaks.” Dwarfs, giants, pin-heads, Siamese twins, monkey women, dog-faced men, people without legs and/or arms and those with miniature “twins” protruding from various parts of the body. They are all here in a fast-paced, feature-length color film laced with humor, compassion, historical knowlege and provocative social commentary. The film includes interviews with some of the characters, including a bearded lady and the charismatic last surviving circus “half lady.” While almost hypnotically entertaining, this is a serious work that will remain the definitive visual study for years to come. This film is about very special human beings, who lived before scientific “final solutions” were possible. Their life stories, the film’s remarkable interviews and its engaging narrative, all challenge the accepted wisdom about deformed people, not only whether they have a right to live, but whether they can live happy lives. Most important, whether they have something invaluable to contribute to the human family. This film will draw you back time and time again and bend your mind every viewing.