Quarter Magic
By: Jacob Kader
(USA, 2010, 17 min)
Screens: Sunday, November 13th, 2:30 pm
Synopsis:
Figuring out how magic works is what keeps people interested - doesn’t matter if you’re making a quarter or a 25-foot wall disappear. Set in Brooklyn, Malmud the Magician sets off to find his mysterious mentor.
Director's Bio:
Jacob Kader has experience writing, directing, and producing film, video, and theater. He received his M.F.A. in directing from Columbia University in 2009. His feature screenplay, Small Victories, received faculty honors at Columbia and was selected for Rawi Screenwriter’s Lab in 2009 from the Jordanian Royal Film Commission and the Sundance Institute. His short films have screened at a number of international film festivals.