Academy Award-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman’s new documentary, Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles, takes a fascinating look at one of Hollywood’s most iconic figures. Welles’ remarkable life began as a musical prodigy at age 10, a director of Shakespeare at 14, a painter at 16, a star of stage and radio at 20, and a filmmaker at 25 with the groundbreaking Citizen Kane. Opening December 12th, Magician features scenes from almost every existing Welles film, clips from his television and commercial work, and detailed interviews with Welles, his family, and filmmakers including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Richard Linklater, and close personal friend Peter Bogdanovich.
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