Chuck Workman’s skillful and entertaining documentary explores the life and legend of a great American filmmaker on the eve of his centenary. Child prodigy, star of stage and screen at 20, and at 25 the director of Citizen Kane, what many consider the most important movie ever made, Welles lived a life filled with creativity and controversy, romancing some of the world’s most beautiful women, including Rita Hayworth, and distinguishing himself in multiple arenas of the arts. Magician features clips from almost every existing Welles film, interviews with Welles spanning 50 years and input from filmmakers, collaborators and critics who knew or admired him. Editor/Director: Chuck Workman. (US 2014) 94 min.