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Original title: The Amazing Johnathan Documentary
Year: 2019
Running time: 94 min.
Country: United States
Director: Benjamin Berman
Screenwriter: Benjamin Berman
Cast: Documentary, Self: The Amazing Johnathan
Cinematography: Dan Adlerstein, Ben Berman
Producer: Cold Iron Pictures
Genre: Documentary | Magic. Biography
Synopsis: It begins as a documentary about “The Amazing Johnathan,” a uniquely deranged magician who built a career out of shock and deception in the 1980s—but becomes a bizarre story about the unravelling of his documentarian.

After Johnathan is diagnosed with a terminal heart condition and given one year to live, he’s forced to retire his act. Cut to three years later: Johnathan is not dead, much to everyone’s amazement, and documentarian Ben Berman films the illusionist on an epic comeback tour. But as their mutual journey kicks off, Johnathan drops a bombshell that sends the film spiraling into uncertainty. Embracing this unforeseen obstacle, Ben delves deeper to determine what is truth and what is illusion.

Awards: 2019: Sundance Film Festival: U.S. Documentary Competition

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The Amazing Johnathan Documentary

2019

Benjamin Berman