To celebrate the release of ‘The Amazing Johnathan Documentary’ Dogwoof has dropped a new clip from the film.
After Johnathan is diagnosed with a terminal heart condition and given one year to live, he’s forced to retire his act. Cut to three years later: Johnathan is not dead, much to everyone’s amazement.
Related: The Amazing Johnathan Review
Documentarian Ben Berman films the illusionist on an epic comeback tour. But as their mutual journey kicks off, Johnathan drops a bombshell that sends the film spiralling into uncertainty. Embracing this unforeseen obstacle, Ben delves deeper to determine what is truth and what is illusion. Built into the heart of this quick-witted and highly Meta story is an indelible commentary on the process and ethics of making a documentary today. Issues of negotiation and access become the central threads that reveal, and further cloud, our understanding of this elusive protagonist.
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For one night only director Ben Berman and Louis Theroux will participate in a Q&A which will be broadcast around cinemas on November 19th.
The doc is out now.
