角逐2008年金棕櫚獎的《魔法阿爸》(第五屆)，受到麥卡錫的末世父子寓言小說《末路浩劫》啟發，源於導演邱金海想拍攝魔術師好友Bosco Francis 動人的眼睛。電影描繪在社會底層掙扎的印裔魔術師單親爸爸，從自怨自艾的酒鬼人生覺醒，忍受肉身苦痛，在酒吧裏搏命表演雜技賺錢，希望讓成熟懂事的兒子過上更好的生活。少數族裔的生活裏沒有魔法，卻有說閩南語的老闆剝削，黑道凌虐，魔幻寫實的結局。

My Magic was inspired by author Cormac McCarthy’s 2006 post- apocalyptic allegorical novel “The Road” and the poignant eyes of director Eric Khoo’s friend, magician Francis Bosco. A struggling, Tamil-speaking single father (Francis Bosco) suffers from alcoholism and self-pity. He decides to pull himself together and support his son’s (Jathishweran) education by performing life- threatening tricks in a club. There’s no magic in the father and son’s lower-class existence, but there is exploitation by the club’s Hokkien-speaking manager, sadism from a perverse gangster, and a dreamlike ending infused with magical realism. Played in competition at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.