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| Directed by | Jeremy Workman |
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| Music by | Karen Altman |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Magical Universe is a 2013 documentary film directed by filmmaker Jeremy Workman about reclusive outsider artist Al Carbee who created elaborate dioramas and collages featuring Barbie dolls. The title of the film is taken from Carbee's own voluminous writings about his wondrous art.
The film grew out of Workman's short film Carbee's Barbies and encompasses the final years of Carbee's life, a period in which Workman became Carbee's closest friend and his only link to the outside world.
First presented at numerous film festivals, Magical Universe was acquired by IFC Films and released theatrically on October 31, 2014.[2]