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The Escape Artist
“ I guess when you’re really good at escapes, you figure you can get away with anything.”
“The Escape Artist” is Caleb Deschanel’s feature directorial debut—and a rare, nearly forgotten American fable about a teenage escape artist who picks the wrong pocket and ends up entangled in a corrupt mayor’s family drama. Join us—Pete Wright and Andy Nelson—as we return to our Magicians series with a conversation about “The Escape Artist.” Griffin O’Neal plays the boy at the center, performing real sleight of hand and lockpicking trained by Ricky Jay in largely single takes—a tactile authenticity that…
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