Halfway (2016 film)

Halfway
Directed by	Ben Caird
Written by	Ben Caird
Produced by	Jonny Paterson
Starring	Quinton Aaron Jeffrey DeMunn Amy Pietz
Cinematography	Benjamin Thomas
Edited by	Karel van Bellingen
Music by	Miles Mosley
Production company	JP International Productions
Distributed by	Film Sales Company
Release date	April 20, 2016 (2016-04-20) (Dallas)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Halfway is a 2016 American drama film written and directed by Ben Caird and starring Quinton Aaron.^[1] The film is Caird's directorial debut and Aaron served as an executive producer.^[2] On November 1, 2017, 'Halfway' was nominated for a British Independent Film Award in the Discovery Award category.

Plot

Cast

• Quinton Aaron^[3] as Byron
• Jeffrey DeMunn^[4] as Walt
• Marcus Henderson as Paulie
• Gillian Zinser^[2] as Eliza
• Amy Pietz^[2] as Beth
• T.J. Power^[2] as Josh
• Billy Aaron Brown as Sean

Production

According to Aaron, "We shot the movie over four weeks on the Lepeska family farm in Montfort, Wisconsin."^[5] Aaron confirmed in another interview, "The writer and director, Ben Caird, his family farm is actually where we shot it at. Ben's British, but his mother is from Wisconsin, and their family farm was the farm we used in the movie in Montfort. So that's what brought us out here."^[6] Early in development, Edi Gathegi was to have portrayed Paulie.^[2]

Release

Halfway made its worldwide premiere on April 20, 2016 at the Dallas International Film Festival.^[7] On June 12, 2016, it was announced that the worldwide sales rights to Halfway have been acquired by the Film Sales Company.^[8]

A screening of the film was shown at the 16th Wildwood Film Festival in Appleton, Wisconsin on March 10, 2017.^[9][10][11]

The film made its exclusive premiere on the Urban Movie Channel on April 21, 2017.^[12]

References

1. Obenson, Tambay A. (30 July 2014). "Quinton Aaron Will Struggle to Adapt in a Conservative, White, Midwestern Farm Town in 'Halfway'". IndieWire. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
2. "'The Blind Side's' Quinton Aaron to Star in, Executive Produce Drama 'Halfway'". TheWrap. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
3. Foran, Chris (1 September 2016). "Milwaukee-centric movies in film festival spotlight". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
4. "Dallas International Film Festival announces full line-up". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
5. Stucky, Pam (10 July 2015). "Q&A: Halfway Star Quinton Aaron on the Film, Acting, James Bond, and His Foundation". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
6. Mueller, Matt (4 October 2016). ""Blind Side" star Quinton Aaron chats about his new film and bowling in Montfort". OnMilwaukee.com. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
7. "Star talks about 'Halfway' premiere at DIFF". WFAA. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
8. Govi, Alec (12 June 2016). "US Briefs: Film Sales Company boards 'Halfway'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
9. Nyman, Shane (9 March 2017). "'Blind Side' actor to visit Wildwood Film Fest". The Post-Crescent. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
10. ""Blind Side" actor, "Gags" are highlights at Wildwood Film Festival". WBAY-TV. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
11. Nyman, Shane (4 March 2017). "Wildwood taking conversation beyond film". The Post-Crescent. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
12. "Quinton Aaron (Oscar-winning film The Blind Side) and Marcus Henderson (Get Out) star in HALFWAY". PR Newswire. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.

External links

• Halfway at IMDb
• Halfway at Rotten Tomatoes