Co-Directors Tyler Measom & Justin Weinstein and subjects James Randi and Deyvi Peña are scheduled to attend.
For the last half-century, James “The Amazing” Randi has entertained millions of people around the world with his remarkable feats of magic, escape and trickery. Schooled in the techniques of deception, Randi saw his beloved magician’s tricks being used by faith healers, fortune-tellers and psychics – not for entertainment but to steal money from innocent people and destroy ... view more »
Co-Directors Tyler Measom & Justin Weinstein and subjects James Randi and Deyvi Peña are scheduled to attend.
For the last half-century, James “The Amazing” Randi has entertained millions of people around the world with his remarkable feats of magic, escape and trickery. Schooled in the techniques of deception, Randi saw his beloved magician’s tricks being used by faith healers, fortune-tellers and psychics – not for entertainment but to steal money from innocent people and destroy lives.
Enraged, Randi dedicated his life to exposing those frauds. Randi embarked on a mission for truth by perpetrating a series of investigations and elaborate hoaxes. His schemes fooled scientists, the media and a gullible public, but always with a deeper goal of demonstrating the importance of evidence and the dangers of magical thinking.
But when a shocking revelation in Randi’s personal life is discovered, it isn’t clear whether Randi is still the deceiver – or the deceived.
An Honest Liar – 2014 Heartland Film Festival Official Selection, Documentary Feature
Directed by Tyler Measom & Justin Weinstein, Starring James Randi, Deyvi Peña, Adam Savage, Alice Cooper, Bill Nye, Penn & Teller
Heartland Film Festival Summer Rewind (June 18-20, 2015) showcases some of the best Heartland Film Festival movies of the past in an abbreviated, three-day mini-festival format, giving moviegoers an opportunity to experience great independent film in the historic Fountain Square cultural district.
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