World Premiere
Stealing Magic
Spotlight Documentary
Feature Documentary | United States | 88 MINUTES | English, Serbian, Arabic, Czech | English subtitlesAction, Documentary, Mystery, Road Movie, Technology, Thriller
Someone is stealing the secrets behind magicians' greatest tricks and selling them on illicit websites. Magician Andi Gladwin leads an unlikely team of illusionists on an international caper to track down the culprits.
What happens when a magician’s tricks are stolen? As it turns out, the answer is a true-crime international caper filled with possible espionage, blackmail, cyberattacks and more. Magician Andi Gladwin becomes an unlikely citizen detective for the world of magic when he discovers that an anonymous online source is stealing and selling his fellow illusionists’ tricks, taking him down a rabbit hole that sees him and his ragtag crew of justice-seekers on an exciting global hunt for answers as they search for the internet pirates ruining their businesses. This documentary is a surprising ride that fully exemplifies the old adage: the truth is stranger than fiction and, to boot, quite entertaining.—Faridah Gbadamosi
What happens when a magician’s tricks are stolen? As it turns out, the answer is a true-crime international caper filled with possible espionage, blackmail, cyberattacks and more. Magician Andi Gladwin becomes an unlikely citizen detective for the world of magic when he discovers that an anonymous online source is stealing and selling his fellow illusionists’ tricks, taking him down a rabbit hole that sees him and his ragtag crew of justice-seekers on an exciting global hunt for answers as they search for the internet pirates ruining their businesses. This documentary is a surprising ride that fully exemplifies the old adage: the truth is stranger than fiction and, to boot, quite entertaining.—Faridah Gbadamosi
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Matthew Testa
Producer
Ethan Smith
Melanie Miller
Diane Becker
Randy Pitchford
Executive Producer
Matthew Testa
Cast
George Luck
Andi Gladwin
Joshua Jay
Penn & Teller
Co-Producer
Gabriela Gonzalez
Music
Anna Drubich
Editor
Aaron Crozier
Cinematographer
Bryan Donnell
Tom Bergmann
Gary Clarke
Jonathan Ingalls
Associate Producer
Madison Horton
Molly Bryant
Co-Executive Producer
Angela Borg
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