Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
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12 yr old Erwin is a genius, far smarter than any of her high school classmates. But Erwin's genius has come at a price: isolation. She doesn’t have any friends and even her sister thinks she’s a social leper. Determined to win the State Science Fair, she teams up with classmate Winston, a fellow outcast and chemistry guru, to create a popularity chemical which they add into sticks of chewing gum.
Directed by: Ali Scher
Written by: Ali Scher & Joe Swanson
Produced by: Christian Hall, Errol Sadler, Ali Scher, Camilo Diaz, Aidan Guthrie
Cast: Cophia Reid-Gantzert (“The Baby-Sitters Club”), Chloe East (“The Fabelmans”), Lincoln Lambert (“Nope”), Marc Evan Jackson (“The Good Place”), Melissa Ponzio (“Teen Wolf”), Eugenie Bondurant (“The Conjuring”), Kat Conner Sterling (“The Gifted”), and Cheryl Hines (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”)
Now available on Digital & On-Demand!
Where to Watch:
bluefoxentertainment.com/films/popular-theory
exploregeorgia.org/film
12 yr old Erwin is a genius, far smarter than any of her high school classmates. But Erwin's genius has come at a price: isolation. She doesn’t have any friends and even her sister thinks she’s a social leper. Determined to win the State Science Fair, she teams up with classmate Winston, a fellow outcast and chemistry guru, to create a popularity chemical which they add into sticks of chewing gum.
Directed by: Ali Scher
Written by: Ali Scher & Joe Swanson
Produced by: Christian Hall, Errol Sadler, Ali Scher, Camilo Diaz, Aidan Guthrie
Cast: Cophia Reid-Gantzert (“The Baby-Sitters Club”), Chloe East (“The Fabelmans”), Lincoln Lambert (“Nope”), Marc Evan Jackson (“The Good Place”), Melissa Ponzio (“Teen Wolf”), Eugenie Bondurant (“The Conjuring”), Kat Conner Sterling (“The Gifted”), and Cheryl Hines (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”)
