THE CARNIVAL
The Bell family haul their convoy of 30 trucks, carnival rides and their workers across Australia, where they face the elements, lockdowns and bushfires - all while battling to keep their family empire on the road. This colourful, multi-generational family drama explores the nostalgia of the carnival, but underneath is a darker side: one of huge expectations, rivalries and a dominant patriarchy. The empire is expected to be handed down to the next boy in line, 18 year old Roy Bell, who faces his own uncertainties about the future he wants. Meanwhile Roy’s sister, 21 year-old Elle, longs to find love but is trapped with her family on this never-ending odyssey around the continent. Filmed over the course of seven years and capturing the most intimate moments with the Bells, THE CARNIVAL is an epic road-trip with a family in crisis, battling an unstable economy and the changing modern times.