We assure you, despite the name of this giveaway, it's quite real. Make Believe is the latest documentary from the producers of The King of Kong, and like their previous film it covers a small subsection of the hobbyist world: magic. Following six youths on the road to magic greatness, Make Believe is a thoroughly entertaining documentary for anyone who enjoyed Spellbound or just thinks magic is neat (pretty much everyone). Make Believe made its limited theatrical release on May 13th, and as it continues its run we've got a prize pack to give away to a lucky reader.
Executive produced by Ed Cunningham and Seth Gordon (the duo behind 2007’s acclaimed The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters), Make Believe was initially a passion project for its creators, who for four years mulled over the idea of a documentary set in the highly distinctive world of magic. The right story for Make Believe finally presented itself when producer Steven Klein (a former teen magician and current member of Los Angeles’ famous Magic Castle) eyed three teenage boys in a magic shop who could barely make eye contact with anyone...until a deck of cards transformed them into consummate showmen. Klein returned to pitch Cunningham and Gordon on the idea of teen subjects, and the producing team then handed the wand to Tweel, who brought his own coming-of-age vision to the project.
Like the boys in the magic shop, the film’s six subjects are remarkably assured and dedicated entertainers. Offstage, however, they face the diverse obstacles of adolescence: loneliness, high parental expectations, the pressures of impending stardom, abject poverty, and the deep desire to fit in. With great humor, honesty, and heart, Make Believe reveals an enduring world that audiences know little about while it also explores a time of life no one ever forgets.
The Prize Pack for Make Believe includes a poster (at left) signed by the cast, a deck of cards, and a copy of the movie on DVD.
To win, you just have to do two things...
1) "Like" JustPressPlay on Facebook (or click "Like" on the Facebook box in the upper left-hand corner)
2) On our Facebook wall, just comment on our Make Believe Prize Pack Giveaway
The contest ends on June 27th, 2011. One entry per person. Many will enter few will win. By few, we mean 1. Entry for contest must be left on the Facebook post specific to this contest, all entries left loosely on our Facebook won't be counted.
