Director
Matthew Testa
It takes a magician to catch a thief
Stealing Magic
Someone is stealing the secrets behind magicians' greatest tricks and selling them on illicit websites. This feature documentary follows magician Andi Gladwin as he leads an unlikely team of illusionists on an international caper to track down the culprits.
Directed by Matthew Testa and featuring Penn & Teller, the film blends investigation, road-movie momentum, and behind-the-curtain access to show what is at stake when the theft of those secrets threatens an art form built on wonder.
“One of the best films of this year's Tribeca Film Festival.”
Upcoming screenings
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Sun August 2, 2026
MAGIC Live · The Orleans Cinemark · two screenings · MAGIC Live attendees only via account ballot
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Thu October 1, 2026
Yellow Springs Film Festival opening night · Foundry Theater at Antioch College · 8:00 PM · with Andi Gladwin & David Williamson
Runtime
88 minutes
Languages
English, Serbian, Arabic, Czech
Featuring
Andi Gladwin, Penn & Teller
For event teams exploring this side of Andi's work, visit his corporate keynotes page.
Featured clip
Watch a scene from the film
Fishbowl Films has shared a first clip from Stealing Magic, giving a closer look at the investigation, the stakes, and the strange world behind the theft of magicians' secrets.
Updates
News
Brief notes on screenings, festival listings, and press coverage.
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July 11, 2026
Yellow Springs Film Festival opening night
Stealing Magic is the opening-night feature at the Yellow Springs Film Festival on October 1, with a live show from Andi Gladwin and David Williamson, plus a Q&A with Andi after the film.
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July 10, 2026
Genii sponsors MAGIC Live screenings
Genii Magazine is sponsoring two screenings of Stealing Magic on August 2 at The Orleans Cinemark. Tickets are for MAGIC Live attendees only and can only be obtained by entering the ballot on your MAGIC Live account.
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July 7, 2026
Andi on BBC Points West
Andi appeared on BBC Points West to talk about Stealing Magic.
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July 1, 2026
RogerEbert.com: Tribeca documentaries roundup
Peter Sobczynski’s Tribeca 2026 documentaries roundup on RogerEbert.com includes Stealing Magic, noting that he enjoyed Matthew Testa’s film following magicians as they track down internet pirates stealing the secrets behind their illusions.
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June 14, 2026
Rolling Stone: one of the best films at Tribeca
Rolling Stone calls Stealing Magic “one of the best films of this year’s Tribeca Film Festival,” describing it as an “incredible, mysterious, sometimes absurd, sometimes deadly serious doc” and likening it to “The Bourne Identity as directed by Penn and Teller.”
From the screenings
Credits
The team
The film brings together documentary filmmakers and magicians who know this world from the inside.
Producers
Ethan Smith, Melanie Miller, Diane Becker, Randy Pitchford
Editor
Aaron Crozier
Cinematographers
Bryan Donnell, Tom Bergmann, Gary Clarke, Jonathan Ingalls
Music
Anna Drubich
Screening archive
Festival run
All screenings sold out
Tribeca Festival
- Fri June 05, 2026 · 5:00 PM · Village East by Angelika Sold out
- Sat June 06, 2026 · 11:45 AM · Village East by Angelika Sold out
- Sun June 07, 2026 · 8:00 PM · AMC 19th St. East 6 Sold out
- Sun June 14, 2026 · 11:45 AM · AMC 19th St. East 6 Sold out
DC/DOX · Washington, DC
- Fri June 12, 2026 · Burke Theatre, US Navy Memorial Sold out
