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Antonio and the Last Wizard
Directed by: Eros Zhao | 16 mins
An illusion designer undertakes the intricate restoration of a 19th-century automaton trapeze performer, developing a profound bond with the antique as he attempts to engineer the wooden figure to execute its gravity-defying routine once more.
The Tuners
Directed by: Paweł Chorzępa | 20 mins
In the shadows of the world’s most important piano competition, a group of expert tuners spend a month trying to achieve the perfect pitch so that the champion pianist will win on their instrument.
Enver
Directed by: Hsi-lun Chen, Will Wen-jeng Chen | 27 mins
A Uyghur surgeon in exile in the UK turns a long-buried secret into public testimony, yet one question continues to haunt him: “Who am I?”
Mark Hama: In Service
Directed by: Brendan Leahy | 11 mins
At 16, Mark Hama entered the Yashica camera factory to support his father and siblings; years later, he gambled on an independent film camera repair business in the U.S. to provide for his wife and sons. Now in his 80s, Mark reflects on a lifetime of choices driven by duty to others while remaining one of the few original craftsmen practicing this disappearing art of camera restoration.
Dates & Times
Julia Davis Library
November 7, 2026
2:30 pm
