Imagine you’re in eighth grade and your teacher thinks BIG in terms of your closing musical. If on top of that your teacher turns out to be called Helma you’re in good hands. The pupils are nervously preparing themselves - for their exams – and for the musical The Wiz, of which the prevailing message ‘believe in yourself’ echoes on into the classroom. In one of the poorer areas of Amsterdam-Noord the children sing with singer Mathilde Santing, they receive acting classes from Mohammed Chaara and also the Mayor visits their school. Wizkids is about the conclusion of an important phase in life and about doing things you wouldn’t normally dare to do. All the stops are pulled out to allow the children to show what they’ve got to offer. If you really want it you can do it!

Wizkids was broadcasted in the fall of 2013 on Dutch public tv network NCRV / Zapp.

CREDITS
Director/Camera/Editor Juliette Stevens
Sound Wouter Tjaden / Ton Spruit
Audio Hielke Praagman
Grading Marc Slings
Music Matijs Wessels / Floris Verbeij
Producer Etopia