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We Are Wizards (2008) -- Harry Potter fans get their own close-up: A magically energetic documentary, profiling some of the power players in their community.
We Are Wizards (2008) -- The magically energetic documentary which profiles some of the power players in the underground Harry Potter community.

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6.1/10   75 votes
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Director:
Josh Koury
Release Date:
14 November 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
This documentary looks at Harry Potter fans and the musical acts inspired by the novels. | add synopsis
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(11 articles)
Watch: Harry Potter, Beacon of Creativity
 (From Tribeca Film. 16 July 2009, 7:00 AM, PDT)
Snag This: We Are Wizards
 (From Cinematical. 14 July 2009, 4:32 PM, PDT)
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Wasted Potential more (3 total)

Cast

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Melissa Anelli ... Herself
Paul DeGeorge ... Himself
Joe DeGeorge ... Himself
Heather Lawver ... Herself
Matt Maggiacomo ... Himself
Caryl Matrisciana ... Herself
Bradley Mehlenbacher ... Himself
Brad Neely ... Himself
Tina Olsen ... Herself
Brian Ross ... Himself
Shoshana Rudski ... Herself

Dylan Walsh ... Himself
Mike Walsh ... Himself
Spencer Walsh ... Himself
Darius Wilkins ... Himself
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
USA:79 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color

Fun Stuff

Soundtrack:
My Dad is Rich more

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3 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Wasted Potential, 19 March 2009
5/10
Author: Derek Williams (derekwilliams1974@yahoo.com) from New York, NY USA

I saw this documentary on Hulu. I am not a Harry Potter fan and found the first book and movie to be passable entertainment. I saw a few of the other movie adaptations and thought they were passable. I happen to be a Trekker and so understand obsession with a particular entertainment with wide culture changing appeal. So , going into this documentary I was keeping an open mind because I didn't want to be unfair to the subject.

With all that said, I have to give this film a lukewarm rating. There was so much this documentary could have covered beside the mediocre musical performances from rock star wannabes and badly recited monologues from frustrated actors. For example, the school I used to work in had teachers who loved the Harry Potter books, do you think the director could have gone into the school system and perhaps secured an interview with a teacher and gotten some insight there? Or how about members of the Neo-Pagan community, and seeing what they felt about Harry Potter books and maybe reveal to us how they have used the books to enhance their craft? The documentary just falls way short of what could have been explored here.

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