To escape the pressures of growing up, magic-obsessed kids congregate at the one place they can be themselves. They want to prove their worth on the same stage where superstar magicians like Blaine & Copperfield once performed. But to get there, they need to learn more than sleight of hand & tricks of the trade. They have to find the magic inside.
Editing
Builds genuine suspense over a 12-year-old's card trick.
Direction
Ehrlich finds poetry in basement magic clubs and hotel ballrooms.
Director
Judd Ehrlich
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tannen's Magic Camp has operated since 1974 and alumni include David Blaine, Adrien Brody, and Neil Patrick Harris.
Ehrlich originally planned a broader magic doc but kept narrowing focus—these kids' raw vulnerability became impossible to cut.
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