Behold, the True/False 2014 poster has arrived! This image is designed to convey this year’s theme, “Magic Realism”.

It quotes “The Marvelous Orange Tree” illusion invented by Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, the father of modern magic. In it, a small barren tree is coaxed to produce first flowers and then fruit by a persuasive magician. The intricate cogs and gears of the mechanism, though in many ways every bit as wondrous a feat as the suggested illusion, are hidden from sight. This is the magic of all filmmaking, the careful cloaking of the watchworks to produce passion, marvel and delight!

The poster was created by artist Akiko Stehrenberger with art direction by veteran T/F collaborator Erik Buckham. More of Akiko’s work will be on display at the Uprise during the festival, with 10% of the sales going towards the True Life Fund.