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Magic for Beginners (18+)

USA, 2010, colour, 20 min.
Director: Jesse McLean
Magic for Beginners examines the mythologies found in fan culture, from longing to obsession to psychic connections. The need for such connections (whether real or imaginary) as well as the need for an emotional release that only fantasy can deliver are explored.

AWARDS

Overkill Award, Images Festival, Toronto, Canada.

Jesse McLean

Jesse McLean

is a media artist whose research is motivated by a deep curiosity about human behavior and relationships, and is concerned with both the power and the failure of the mediated experience to bring people together. She has presented her work at museums, galleries, and film festivals worldwide. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cinematic Arts at University of Iowa.

FILMOGRAPHY

«The Eternal Quarter Inch», 2008; «Somewhere only we know», 2009; «The Burning Blue», 2009; «Magic for Beginners», 2010; «Remote», 2011; «The Invisible World», 2012; «Just Like Us», 2013.
USA, 2010, colour, 20 min.
Director: Jesse McLean
Magic for Beginners examines the mythologies found in fan culture, from longing to obsession to psychic connections. The need for such connections (whether real or imaginary) as well as the need for an emotional release that only fantasy can deliver are explored.

AWARDS

Overkill Award, Images Festival, Toronto, Canada.