A young street magician is left to take care of his little sister after his mother's passing and turns to drug dealing in the Los Angeles party scene to keep a roof over their heads. When he gets into trouble with his supplier, his sister is kidnapped and he is forced to rely on both his sleight of hand and brilliant mind to save her.
Practical Effects
Real sleight-of-hand performed by trained magician Jacob Latimore
Direction
J.D. Dillard's confident debut on a shoestring budget
Acting
Storm Reid's heartbreaking turn as the little sister
Director
J.D. Dillard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director J.D. Dillard performed his own magic stunts in high school and insisted on practical effects over CGI.
Made for under $100K, Sleight launched Dillard into directing The Fly remake and Star Wars: Resistance—proving Blumhouse's low-budget model could mint diverse voices.
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