Documentary
Aleister Crowley was the most well known and influential occult magician of modern times. His admirers saw him as the prophet of a new age. His detractors denounced him as a Satanist, a drug addict and a sex maniac. The Great Beast, as he called himself, continues to be an influence on the spiritual world today.
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Derren Brown: The Great Art Robbery
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
Entheogen: Awakening the Divine Within
Mad Mimes
Monte Grande: What is Life?
Vali, The Witch of Positano
Macht und Armut: Die Mönche von Cluny
Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile Dysfunction
Kenneth Anger: Film as Magical Ritual
Thin Air
Going to Hell
How Magic Changed TV
CircleSpeak
Harry Potter: A Spirit Conspiracy?
Derren Brown: Sacrifice
My Life is Magic
The Beaning
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
Pagan Invasion, Vol. 2: Invasion of the Godmen
SIMILAR MOVIES
Derren Brown: The Great Art Robbery
IMDB 6.4 | Dec , 2013
In this brand new episode, master illusionist and showman Derren Brown plans to pull off the perfect crime. He’s bet renowned art collector Ivan Massow that he can steal a painting from right under his nose. In true Derren style, he will tell Ivan exactly which painting he plans to target – a work by Turner-nominated British brothers Jake and Dinos Chapman no less – as well as what time the theft will happen. He’ll even give him a photograph of the person that’s going to take it.Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 1996
Sleight of hand magician Ricky Jay blends light comedy and close-up magic to entertain a live audience. He discusses everything from the birth of the classic cup and balls trick to 14th century poetry.Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 2020
Storyteller and Conceptual Magician Derek DelGaudio attempts to understand the illusory nature of identity and answer the deceptively simple question 'Who am I?'Entheogen: Awakening the Divine Within
IMDB 5 | Jan , 2006
A feature length documentary which invites the viewer to rediscover an enchanted cosmos in the modern world by awakening to the divine within. The film examines the re-emergence of archaic techniques of ecstasy in the modern world by weaving a synthesis of ecological and evolutionary awareness,electronic dance culture, and the current pharmacological re-evaluation of entheogenic compounds.Mad Mimes
IMDB 10 | Jun , 2012
An anthropological study of a cargo cult in a fictitious self-marginalized commune, which existed next to the Moscow Ring Road - a highway that marks the boundaries of the Russian capital - and survived mainly on roadside trash. Although the road provided for their basic needs, the existence of the commune was extremely precarious and highly dependent on the roadway's fluctuations. This dependency led them to develop a cargo cult of the road.Monte Grande: What is Life?
IMDB 9 | Jan , 2005
Documentary account of a man’s life in the face of imminent death – Francisco Varela's story told affectionately and gently, touchingly and astutely. Varela spent his life building bridges: between Western science and Eastern wisdom, neurobiology and philosophy, abstract theory and practical life. This film seeks to deconstructs the prevailing division between science and art.Vali, The Witch of Positano
IMDB 4.6 | Jun , 1967
A documentary portrait shot in Positano, Italy in 1965 about Australian artist and occultist Vali Myers.Macht und Armut: Die Mönche von Cluny
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2022
Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile Dysfunction
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2022
Filmed at the Piff the Magic Dragon Theatre at the Flamingo Casino and on location in and around Las Vegas, this is Piff's debut hour starring Mr Piffles, Jade Simone, Francis the Squire and Penn Jillette as Pop the Magic Dragon.Kenneth Anger: Film as Magical Ritual
IMDB 5.7 | Apr , 1970
Anger discusses his Aleister Crowley-inspired theories of art: How he views his camera like a wand and how he casts his films, preferring to consider his actors, not human beings but as elemental spirits. In fact, he reveals that he goes so far as to use astrology when making these choices. This is as direct an explanation of Anger’s cinemagical modus operandi as I have ever heard him articulate anywhere. It’s a must see for anyone interested in his work and showcases the Magus of cinema at the very height of his artistic powers. Fascinating. (Dangerous Minds)Thin Air
IMDB 0 | Oct , 1999
An extremely rare and hard-to-find documentary short by director Ashim Ahluwalia. Thin Air chronicles the lives of three magicians against the backdrop of contemporary Bombay and offers a refreshingly complex vision of urban life through three illusionists who have little option but to confront reality.Going to Hell
IMDB 6 | Jan , 2019
A documentary film exposing the truth about psychics and fortune-tellers. All the ins and outs of magical TV shows and services of the most famous psychics with evidence, names and prices.How Magic Changed TV
IMDB 0 | Aug , 2017
The story of magic on TV, the challenges of performing illusions in front of the television cameras, the performers who inspired some of the most successful modern magicians and the celebrity magic fans.CircleSpeak
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2005
Shot in Southern England over the course of six weeks by a crew of three American filmmakers, CircleSpeak offers a nuanced look at the passions and beliefs of the people immersed in the crop circle phenomenon during the season of 2001. This feature-length documentary presents interviews with serious “researchers”, self-proclaimed “hoaxers”, local farmers and villagers who are all, in one way or another, involved in this strange and compelling summer spectacle taking place year after year.Harry Potter: A Spirit Conspiracy?
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 2005
The Occult Agenda documentary series is designed to awaken the church and non-believers alike to the spiritual warfare happening in the world today. Part I focuses on the Harry Potter phenomenon that has swept the world since author J.K. Rowling introduced her best-selling book series. But is Potter-mania merely the result of imaginative writing and clever marketing? Or could there be a hidden power behind the craze that has cast a spell on adults and children alike?Derren Brown: Sacrifice
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 2018
Illusionist Derren Brown concocts a psychological experiment in which he tries to manipulate an ordinary person into taking a bullet for a stranger.My Life is Magic
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2004
With the brand-new songs "My Life Is Magic", "Skin I'm In" and "Man In The Moon" - each with video clips from the cinema film "Daniel, the Magician" - Daniel Küblböck presents current new releases on DVD for the first time.The Beaning
IMDB 7.2 | Nov , 2017
An experimental documentary exploring a sinister theory surrounding the death of Cleveland baseball player Ray Chapman in 1920 and the subsequent rise of the Yankee dynasty.David Blaine: Beyond Magic
IMDB 7.1 | Nov , 2016
In his most revealing performance yet, the one-hour special features an exploration into Blaine’s trademark style of street magic as he once again stuns his audience.Pagan Invasion, Vol. 2: Invasion of the Godmen
IMDB 10 | Jan , 1991
Chuck Smith and Caryl Matrisciana report on the mushrooming god-consciousness movement sweeping across the world. During the sixties the Beatles made their famous pilgrimage to India, and in the process, they inspired a flower-powered, drug-induced generation to seek pagan enlightenment from Indian holy men. Today thousands of self-proclaimed godmen continue to invade our western culture. Incredible film footage from mystical India highlights this shocking expose.I am God! I Am God! Actress Shirley MacLaineI am God. My power is divine. Indian Guru Sai BabaGod wants you to become God. Chri Chinmoy Indian Guru to the United States"And ye shall be as gods" Satan in the Garden of Eden, Genesis 3.