THE MUSICAL MAGICIAN (2021)

What happens when you combine modern movie practices with early film concepts? A short homage containing intertextual references to some early pioneers of cinema: Georges Méliès, James Williamson, and Alice Guy-Blaché.

FESTIVAL AWARDS & APPEARANCES

SPECIAL JURY AWARD, BEST MICRO SHORT FILM

  • Indo Singapore International Film Festival, September 2021 [Singapore]

  • Golden Leaf International Film Festival​, October 2021 [India]

  • Cambodia Independent Film Festival, October 2021 [Cambodia]

FINALIST/SEMI FINALIST, BEST MICRO SHORT FILM

  • Paradox International Short Film Festival, November 2021 [India]

  • Couch Film Festival​, December 2021 [Toronto, CA]

  • Dumbo Film Festival, October 2022 [NYC]

  • Lit Laughs International Comedy Film Festival, July 2022 [Yorkshire, UK]

  • MicroMania Film Festival, September 2022 [Buffalo, NY]

  • Best Short Fest, September 2022 [Ontario, CA]

HONORABLE MENTION, BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM

  • Robinson Film Awards​, October 2021 [Italy]

  • ShockFest, Golden Stake Award, December 2021 [NYC]

  • Ghetto Film School, SNF 25th Anniversary Film Challenge, January 2022 [NYC]

  • 1 World Film Festival, September 2022 [London, UK]

WINNER, BEST MICRO SHORT FILM

  • Busan Independent Film Festival, October 2021 [South Korea]

WINNER, BEST ACTOR

  • Indo Singapore International Film Festival
    September 2021 [Singapore]

NOMINEE, BEST FIRST TIME DIRECTOR

  • Falcon International Film Festival​, November 2021

    [London, UK]

OFFICIAL SELECTION, BEST MICRO SHORT

  • 4theatre Film Festival, October 2021 [NYC]

  • New York Flash Film Festival, November 2021 [NYC]

  • International World Photography Awards, May 2022 [NYC]

CREDITS

Director/Producer/Editor - Jeremy Todd Shinder
Cinematographer - Ryan Bode
Assistant Editor/Storyboard Artist - Logan DeSaye
Cast: Jeremy Todd Shinder as The Musical Magician
Cast: Peter Ganunis as Dancer One
Cast: Morgan Albano as Dancer Two
Special Thanks - Professor Mišo Suchý
Special Thanks - Tevvon Hines