The Documentary film "Make Believe" follows six hard-working young magicians-in-training as they prepare to compete for the title Teen World Champion in Las Vegas and is featured in an article from the LA Times. The article focuses on 19 year old Krystyn Lambert but also has quotes from Lance Burton and the film's director J. Clay Tweel. For more info on the film and the LA Film Festival, click here. Watch the trailer for the film here
Blending their personal stories with their on-stage acts, "Make Believe," shows the teenagers tirelessly practicing magic, creating new tricks, illusions, costumes and props. Two South African boys, Siphiwe Fangase and Nkumbuzo Nkonyana, are students at the world-renown College of Magic in their country. There, they hone their skills before performing for admiring onlookers on the dusty streets of their neighborhood. For them, magic has meant hope — a unique hobby that has kept them out of trouble and allowed them to travel to the States.