Josh Koury (Director), Gerald Lewis (Producer), Myles Kane (Editor), Gaia Cornwall (Animation), Stan Oh (Composer).
Awards
Festivals
SXSW 2008 (Documentary competition), Sarasota Film Festival (Documentary competition), Independent Film Festival of Boston, Maryland Film Festival, NY Underground Film Festival.
We Are Wizards's Interests
Music
Harry and the Potters, The Hungarian Hortails, The Adventurers, DJ Luna Lovegood, The Cedric Diggorys, Draco and the Malfoys, The Greybacks!, The Whomping Willows, Order of Merlin, Peeves and the Poltergeists.
"A tremendous film about the intriguing world of Harry Potter fandom. Alternatively funny and moving this is probably one of the best films I’ll see in 2008.” --Laremy Legel, Film.com
"... a highly enjoyable illustration of how, even in the limited universe of pop culture, people create, refract and remix their own stories." --Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
-- Filmthreat.com
"Entertaining and eye-opening!" -- Stay Free Magazine
"a marvelous sideways glance at our pop culture in all its fragmented, self-referential, nerdy glory." --Shahnaz Habib, The Brooklyn Rail
"One of the funniest documentaries I've ever seen." -- Lizz Clements, Wizrocklopedia
"Even if you’re not a fan of the Harry Potter series, the characters in We are Wizards will charm you and maybe even convert you to their perspective on the fantasy world of witches and muggles." --Tim Basham, Paste Magazine
"This film does a great service to our planet." --WCBM Radio
SYNOPSIS: "There is a raging Wizard Rock scene in this country, and I had no idea until watching the film We Are Wizards. The documentary profiles some of the power players in the underground Harry Potter creative community. I'm not talking sinister meetings in the woods about the Dark Arts. Instead, the film offers us a seven-year-old rock star and his teen pop idols, hilarious audio-commentary set to the movie and online creative writing sites waging war with corporate agents.
The books' themes of good versus evil and using inner strength to overcome challenges serve as a catalyst for many to face personal obstacles, or just to meet like-minded folk and have fun. It is staggering to learn of the different ways people touched by J.K. Rowling's book series are honoring the characters and story with their own ideas, passion and talents. The Harry Potter mythos allows the nerdy, the average, the young, the downtrodden, and the bored a chance to borrow a little inspiration and step out of their respective worlds to be a part of something BIG. Not to say the aforementioned groups are lacking in talent. The fan arena is simply a staging ground for sharpening skills and surprising oneself with the results - much like the epic story of a boy wizard."
Adrienne O'Keefe (courtesy of the SXSW Film Festival)
Ha! Thank you, dear listener! Yeah, I'm a pretty big deal in the Wizard Rock/ Monopoly world... The movie based on it was actually just featured on the BBC! You should have seen it, man!
Hy thanks ya, you had approved me.. R u really like harry potter?? All the name of your friend is use the name in harry potter story.. I am in Asia, i want to know, what's happening in there böut harry potter??are there any rumours bout it? Reply
Ha, alright... and I might just be able to squeeze in a few free iced coffees or something in return... But next time I see you will equal margarita time, my friend!
