Antonio and the Last Wizard
Directed by Eros Zhao
Antonio and the Last Wizard unveils the relationship between a 19th-century technological marvel and a 21st-century craftsman. The film follows John Gaughan, the world’s preeminent designer of illusions, in his obsessive quest to bring back to life a legendary automaton trapeze performer from the 1840’s, created by Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin.
About Antonio and the Last Wizard
Antonio and the Last Wizard is a 16-minute documentary short film from the USA directed by Eros Zhao. It screened at the 2026 San Jose International Short Film Festival in the “A Hard DOCs Life” program.
- Director
- Eros Zhao
- Program
- A Hard DOCs Life
- Country
- USA
- Run time
- 16 mins
- Genre
- Documentary
