College of Magic Film Documentary
In 2007, director Daniel Roth filmed a feature length documentary entitled "Do You Believe In Magic?" on the College of Magic. The film follows the lives of students Lesley and Mfundo as they struggle to realize their dream of winning the school's annual competition in order to advance to the annual World Teenage Magic Championship in Las Vegas.
"Do You Believe In Magic?" premiered at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles on 9 February 2008, and it was also selected for the 2008 International Film Festival of South Africa.
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