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REVIEWS
If you thought wizardry as an occupation was moribund, you should head straight for New Zealand. Created by Prime Minister Mike Moore specifically for one man, “Official Wizard” has been a position there since 1990. In this short documentary, director Grant Neville does a thoughtful job in showing just how the Wizard, ne Ian Brackenbury Channell, has cast a little magic upon everyday life there. He heckles evangelicals, casts spells on visiting rugby teams, evades the compulsory census and has actually performed three drought-breaking rain dances. While the Wizard is no doubt a loon, the film leaves you less preoccupied by his lunacy or charlatanism and more of a proponent for the very charmed and antagonistic role he plays in modern society. Christine Laskowski, theBeijinger June 2010
Audience members clamored to talk with the wizard as soon as the film was finished. Li Zhixin, Beijing Today June 2010
I believe the Wizard's visit to Beijing has left a lasting impression in everyone who met him, and a resonating effect in the resulting media coverage. Peter Salladé, Chief Organizer, Beijing International Movie Festival, October 2010
You have been awarded an OFFICIAL BEST OF FEST AWARD distinguishing your film as one of the top 5% of indie films considered this year. Given that our Film Festival network reach includes upwards of 30,000 shorts and 7,000 features, this is quite a distinction. Serena Evers, Official Best of Fest, October 2010
Audience members clamored to talk with the wizard as soon as the film was finished. Li Zhixin, Beijing Today June 2010
I believe the Wizard's visit to Beijing has left a lasting impression in everyone who met him, and a resonating effect in the resulting media coverage. Peter Salladé, Chief Organizer, Beijing International Movie Festival, October 2010
You have been awarded an OFFICIAL BEST OF FEST AWARD distinguishing your film as one of the top 5% of indie films considered this year. Given that our Film Festival network reach includes upwards of 30,000 shorts and 7,000 features, this is quite a distinction. Serena Evers, Official Best of Fest, October 2010
