Short film

The Magician

2025 · 24 min

A quiet, atmospheric slice of history with a melancholic undertow, watching a man out of time try to hold onto his craft.

Overview: Sulina, 1910. It is the inauguration of the first electric power station in this Romanian port city. In the jubilation of a modern and cosmopolitan crowd, Ilarion, a prestidigitator from another time, tries to play his last card.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, whimsical and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, obsession, isolation, memory
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
isolation
memory
art
Places: small town
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none