Zackary Samuel: Illusionist
Zackary Samuel is a talented illusionist who has been avoiding people his whole life by performing disappearance tricks. He dreams of escaping completely, of becoming lost in the stars as the day of his biggest audition approaches. A chance romantic encounter the night before his big audition makes him realize he must go on with his performance, yet he is left questioning why he continuously uses disappearance acts as a mean of connecting with others.
- Canada
- 2007, 16 min
- Director: Benjamin Steiger Levine
- Director of photography: Ivan Grbovic
- Editor: Antonin Monmart, Benjamin Steiger Levine
- Screenplay: Benjamin Steiger Levine
- Music: Leon Louder
- Cast: Andrew Shaver, Adrianne Richards
- Contacts: Katrine Cournoyer
- Producer: Véronique Légaré, François Tremblay
- Production: Fadola Productions Inc.
Benjamin Steiger Levine
Benjamin Steiger Levine made several shorts at Concordia University before attending INIS (Institut National de l’Image et du Son). The short film Doux Rendez-Voux which he directed at INIS has won the best director prize at Ubisoft-Fantasia Film Festival in 2004. Zackary Samuel: Illusionist is his latest short film and currently he directs music videos in Montreal.