The skills and courage it takes to be a circus performer is the perfect analogy for what Aaliyah and Bre, two resilient and blossoming young women in the Trenton Circus Squad, must overcome in their chaotic and often tragedy-filled lives. But just as a circus is filled with feats of daring, it is also a thing of grace, beauty, and fun surprises. It Takes A Circus follows the teens as they find their voices in the BLM movement and twirl toward their dreams.