JoJointheStarsisatwelveminutefilmthatwentontowinthe2004BAFTAAwardforBestAnimatedShortFilm.CreatedanddirectedbyMarcCraste,itwasinspiredby"TheCarny",asongbyNickCaveandtheBadSeedsfeaturedontheir1986album,YourFuneral...MyTrial'.ThesongisalsofeaturedinthesoundtrackofWingsofDesiredirectedbyWimWendersin1987.Asthefilmdirectorsaid,“"TheCarny"combinescircusmusicfromhellwithawonderfulstoryaboutabunchoffreaks,theirsadisticownerandanoldhorsenamedSorrow.Becausethelyricsreadlikeashortstory,itseemedtosuggestafilm-astraightvisualinterpretationofthetext.”Thefilmtellsthestoryofasilver-platedtrapezeartist,JoJo,whoisworshippedfromafarbyanunnamedfigurewholearnsthatloverarelyendshappily.Inableakandbrutalworld,twoloversmakeadesperatestandagainstthosewhowoulddestroythem.Love,self-sacrifice,heroismandmurderousjealousyareplayedoutagainstablackandwhiteworldthatisbothnightmarishandhauntinglybeautiful.