Ben Berman was in the midst of filming his first documentary when he got some unexpected news: A second, more experienced camera crew was also tailing his subject. “The Amazing Johnathan Documentary,” ...

Hulu spent $2 million at Sundance in January to acquire a documentary about the Amazing Johnathan. This is not that documentary. Hulu’s film, The Amazing Johnathan Documentary, comes out in August, ...

Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Amazing Johnathan Documentary, a.k.a. spoilers for real life. The Amazing Johnathan Documentary, a new documentary now available on Hulu, is not what ...

The idea was to follow around the illusionist, but things changed once another film crew arrived. Director Ben Berman explains his decision to pivot from traditional biopic to comedic autobiographical ...

When John Szeles, a professional magician known by his stage name “The Amazing Johnathan,” was diagnosed with a terminal heart condition, filmmaker Ben Berman saw the opportunity to create a ...

One of the more unique and intriguing aspects of documentaries are the unexpected you-are-there twists and turns that can occur during filming, a process that usually takes place over a far more ...