Magic Camp screens at the Downing Film Center

NEWBURGH — The award-winning family film Magic Camp will screen at the Downing Film Center in Newburgh on Sunday, Aug. 11 through Tuesday, Aug. 13. The premiere screening on Sunday at 1 p.m. will feature a “Show of Magic” by Derrin Burger of Hyde Park, one of the magicians featured in the film, and a Question and Answer session with the film’s director, Judd Ehrich of Manhattan. Additional screenings will be held on Monday, Aug. 12 at 2 and 7:15 p.m. and on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 3:30 and 5:30 p.m.

In this charming new documentary, two-time Emmy-nominated director Ehrlich explores the world of one group of teenagers, a group that almost by definition is outside the “norm,” as they seek to find their place in the world by attending a camp dedicated to conjuring. For one week every July, young, aspiring illusionists go to Tannen's Magic Camp at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. These magic-obsessed kids congregate at the one place they can be themselves. They want to prove their worth on the same stage where superstar magicians like David Blaine and David Copperfield once performed. But to get there, they need to learn more than sleight of hand and tricks of the trade. They have to find the magic inside.

Magic Camp has won the following awards at recent film festivals: Newport Beach Film Festival Outstanding Achievement In Filmmaking (Family); Garden State Film Festival Best Feature Documentary (Kidz Filmz); Merlin Award Best Documentary Intl. Society Of Magicians; Coalition For Quality Children's Media.

Regular ticket prices for Magic Camp are $8.50; senior citizens (62+)and students (16-21) are $7; Members/Fans and children 15 and under are $6.

Tickets can be purchased at the box office during box office hours or on the Web site at www.downingfilmcenter.com.

For more information, call the Downing at 845-561-3686 or 800-974-8592 or visit the Web site.