Nory and her best friend Reina enter the Sage Academy for Magical Studies, where Nory’s unconventional powers land her in a class for those with wonky, or “upside-down,” magic. Undaunted, Nory sets out to prove that that upside-down magic can be just as powerful as right-side-up.
Practical Effects
Charming low-budget creature effects that commit to the bit.
Acting
Izabela Rose carries the whole thing on sheer chaotic enthusiasm.
Director
Joe Nussbaum
Izabela Rose
Nory Boxwood Horace
Siena Agudong
Reina Carvajal
Kyle Howard
Budd Skriff
Max Torina
Andres Padillo
Elie Samouhi
Elliot Cohen
Alison Fernández
Pepper Phan
Vicki Lewis
Headmaster Knightslinger
Cynthia Kaye McWilliams
Professor Argon
Jaime M. Callica
Augustus
Callum Seagram Airlie
Phillip
Amitai Marmorstein
Professor Lewis
Elaine Kao
Professor Han
Emily Delahunty
Fuzzy Kid
Ricardo Ortiz
Leo
Jason Asuncion
Mr. Carvajal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a Scholastic book series by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins that explicitly explores neurodivergence metaphors through magic.
Director Joe Nussbaum also made 'Sleepover' (2004) and several American Pie spinoffs—this is somehow his most wholesome work.
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