Synopsis
As the popularity of author J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series expands to create a whole new breed of rabid fantasy fanatics, filmmaker Josh Koury explores the curious culture that has emerged around the most instantly recognizable young wizard in the history of youth fiction
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Cast
- Melissa AnelliHerself
- Paul DeGeorgeHimself
- Joe DeGeorgeHimself
- Henry JenkinsHimself (as Dr. Henry Jenkins)
- Heather LawverHerself
- Matt MaggiacomoHimself
- Caryl MatriscianaHerself
- Bradley MehlenbacherHimself
- Brad NeelyHimself
Recommendations
- 83
Entertainment Weekly
This charm-filled documentary about passionate Harry Potter fans (and one foe) leaps all over the place. - 80
Film Threat
We Are Wizards is a nifty look at a few small but significant slices of Potter mania that evokes interest rather than provoking disdain, not always an easy feat. - 70
Salon
It's highly enjoyable even if (like me) you're not much of a Potterphile. - 63
Boston Globe
The documentary sweetly focuses our attention on the way human creativity transforms everything around it. Often in the nuttiest of ways, true. But still, it's a good thing. - 60
Village Voice
Ignore the scattershot approach, however, and there's considerable pleasure to be had in spending time with these bizarre enthusiasts and watching the creative ways they find to express their obsessions. - 60
New York Daily News
A fun project that doesn't quite reach its potential, Josh Koury's doc is still worthwhile for anyone who can't wait until 2009 to see Harry Potter back on the big screen. - 50
Variety
Meandering mindlessly, Wizards comes off as yet another humdrum Pottery artifact. - 50
The New York Times
Amusing if unfocused documentary peek at some of the more engaged fans (and opportunists) circulating in the Harry Potter world.