Misdirection - Real Magic by Virgil Films
A
touching documentary film that follows two young men on a 3-year
odyssey as they train to become professional magicians. They hope this
unconventional career will left them past poverty and old mistakes, and
will make them rich and famous. You'll see their small triumphs and big
setbacks along the way.
Our main characters are Miles, whose mental
health issues both inspire and hinder his magic, and Devonte, a former
gang member. They make a living doing magic at kids' parties, and their
idols are David Copperfield and David Blaine (the latter of whom appears
in the documentary in one of the film's most beautiful scenes).
Their
practical mentors are the older men who hang out at Rogue's, a magic
shop on bleak Queen's Boulevard. This is a place where ex-gang members
and kids from broken families have found a second home and look for
tricks to change their lives. Rogue and other mentors shepherd their
prot ©g ©s (with varying degrees of success) to prestigious magic
competitions in Reno and Nashville... and to less glorious gigs in dingy
back street clubs.
Ultimately, Miles and Devonte increasingly
use magic to express pain and joy, and they work into their magic acts
compelling stories about real life in the communities that made them.
You,
as a magician, can learn something from this true documentary,
especially using true life examples in your magic to grab your
audiences' emotions.
