A different kind of love story.
Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help wooing the most popular girl in school. But their new and unlikely friendship gets tricky when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl.
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Contemporary, classical in form, spare and intimate.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- warmbleak
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“Is The Half of It too gentle for its own good?”
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“Does the smallness hold it back?”
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“Is Leah Lewis the best thing in The Half of It?”
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Cast
- Leah LewisEllie Chu
- Daniel DiemerPaul Munsky
- Alexxis LemireAster Flores
- Enrique MurcianoDeacon Flores
- Wolfgang NovogratzTrig Carson
- Catherine CurtinColleen Munsky
- Becky Ann BakerMrs. Geselschap
- Collin ChouEdwin Chu
- MacIntyre DixonFather Shanley
- Alec TincherSenior Guy (In Hallway)
Crew
- Alice WuDirector
- Alice WuWriter
- Greta ZozulaDirector of Photography
- Anton SankoOriginal Music Composer
- Ian BlumeEditor
- Lee PercyEditor
- Anthony BregmanProducer
- M. Blair BreardProducer
- Alice WuProducer
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Pairings
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