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prestidigitator

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as in magician

one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment a skilled prestidigitator can make entire buildings seem to disappear

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And a New Currents special mention went to South Korean director Lim Hayeon’s debut feature Beach Fictions, about a young woman whose escape to a seaside town brings enigmatic encounters with a novelist, a magician and a fortune teller.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Rubin, who is also a children's book author and magician, has spent years working in the world of illusion and performance.

— Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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