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If you're looking for a solid documentary that might inspire some more dedication into your most cherished and possibly lucrative hobbies, check out Make Believe, a coming of age journey set in the subculture of magic that follows six of the world's best young magicians as they battle for the title of Teen World Champion. However, while the documentary focuses on some young kids following their dream, it's moreso about the competition and lead-up to their performance. Now a new documentary, The Magic Life, is set in the same world but is mostly about following the dreams of magicians to make a career out of their tricks. Here's the first trailer for Nelson Cheng's documentary The Magic Life, found via Film School Rejects: The Magic Life follows a 17-year old kid named Yang Yang attending a Beijing magic school, a 25-year old magic man performing on Hollywood Boulevard, and...

A young, lanky man is trying to pay his rent by dropping watermelons out of a hat on Hollywood Boulevard. He’s one of three subjects in the forthcoming documentary The Magic Life which profiles three magicians foolish enough to use your illusion as a profession. The movie from Nelson Cheng follows a 17-year-old kid in a Beijing magic school, the aforementioned 25-year-old scruffy guy in La, and a 32-year-old Mba-owning businessman who quits his job in order to pull rabbits out of hats for money. It’s a solid trailer, and even if magic doesn’t seem compelling, it seems to ultimately be about following dreams – no matter what they are. Check out the new trailer for yourself:...