‘The Half Of It’
‘The Half of It’ is a coming-of-age film that began streaming on Netflix on May 1. The synopsis reads: “Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help winning over a popular girl. But their new and unlikely friendship gets complicated when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl.” The movie was directed, producer, and written by Alice Wu. ‘The Half of It’ stars Leah Lewis as Ellie Chu, Daniel Diemer as Paul Munsky, Alexxis Lemire as Aster Flores, Collin Chou as Edwin Chu, Enrique Murciano as Deacon Flores, Wolfgang Novogratz as Trig Carson, and Becky Ann Baker as Mrs. Geselschap. The movie received the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. ‘The Half of It’ received critical acclaim and began trending on Twitter after its release. See more photos of ‘The Half of It’ in our gallery now.
Leah Lewis & Alexxis Lemire
Leah Lewis and Alexxis Lemire play Ellie and Aster. Ellie falls for Aster while writing love letters for Paul.
Leah Lewis & Alexxis Lemire’s Past Roles
Leah Lewis also stars as George in The CW series ‘Nancy Drew.’ Alexxis Lemire has starred in other TV movies like ‘The Art of Murder’ and ‘Truth or Dare.’
Daniel Diemer & Leah Lewis
Daniel Diemer and Leah Lewis play Paul and Ellie. Ellie helps Paul out by writing love letters to his crush, Aster.
Alice Wu
Alice Wu wrote, directed, and produced ‘The Half of It.’ She previously directed ‘Saving Face.’
