Some of us on this side of the world may not heard of Eurovision, much less of Junior Eurovision. First time director Jamie Jay Johnson (pictured right) takes us to the Junior 2007 finals in the film
Sounds Like Teen Spirit: A Popumentary. We come to know several contestants coming from countries like Georgia, Belgium, Bulgaria and Cyprus.During the screening, the audience laughed and clapped. At the end, during the credits, people were clapping to the beat of one of the winning songs. Everyone enjoyed themselves.
Someone asked Johnson how he got the kids to be so honest with him. He joked, "my questions are so bad; the kids were a lot smarter than me." Interestingly, he also told us he didn't really meet any 'stage parents' and that Eurovision conducts psychological testing on all parents before they participate in the show with their kids. Another audience member told Johnson this was " a wonderfully edited documentary." He was humble and admitted he spent long hours in the cutting room with over 700 hours of filming. In fact, Toronto audiences are the first to see the finished product; not even the kids and families involved with the film have screened it yet. You can partake in the phenomenon of Junior Eurovision by attending one of the last two screenings; Thr, Sept 11th at 2:15PM and Fri, Sept 12th at 6:45PM.
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