About The Film

By the fall of 2007, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final novel in the seven-book blockbuster Harry Potter series, had already sold over 15 million copies. The speculation and theorizing had come to an end. For many of Harry Potter’s fans — those who had followed his story for the better part of a decade — it was time to stop wondering about what would happen to Harry and his friends and start thinking about what the future held for them. Two such fans – a pair of aspiring filmmakers who had met and become best friends through Harry Potter – sat together wondering about the answers to these questions on the last day of what, then, felt like would be the last large Harry Potter fan gathering.

What were they going to do after Harry Potter? How could they let go of something that had made such an impact on their lives? What did letting go even mean? What was it about Harry Potter that made them feel so passionate? What was it about Harry that had brought them, and so many other people, together like this, in a way unlike anything else that had come before? Was it something they could find in another place, or had Hogwarts made a unique and indelible imprint on their lives?

From all the questions came at least one answer; in order to better understand what it was about Harry Potter that had affected them all so deeply, they decided to try and travel to the place where it had all started: Scotland,the homeland of Hogwarts. They put together a group of Harry Potter fans whose experiences within the fandom were varied and colorful – a writer, a rocker, an activist, an artist, and a podcaster – packed their bags, and took flight overseas to film their journey as they attempted to track down the true location of the castle that had such a hold on their imaginations.

“Finding Hogwarts” is a documentary film about these seven Harry Potter fans and their journey to find Hogwarts, as well as the stories and shared experiences they had as they followed Harry until the very end.

And Then There Were Seven

February 25th, 2011

For those of you who aren’t familiar with the story of how the film came to be, let me give you the short version: Rita and I were having lunch with John at the hotel that Prophecy 2007 was being held in Toronto.

Introducing Finding Hogwarts Fridays

January 23rd, 2011

The production team of Finding Hogwarts will begin releasing new photos, clips, or random bits of information regarding the movie and/or production process starting this Friday. They will be in the form of blog posts here at FindingHogwarts.com as well as on our Facebook page and Tumblr. Looking forward to share more with you soon!