If you’re an Austinite, you know all about Emily Hagins, the 17-year-old filmmaking phenom already on her third film, but the rest of the world makes her acquaintance tonight when My Sucky Teen Romance debuts at the Paramount.
Emily spoke with the Chronicle back in August about My Sucky Teen Romance and the career that kicked off at age 12 with her first film, the zombie pic Pathogen.
My Sucky Teen Romance screens tonight (Tuesday) at 9:30pm at the Paramount and again on Saturday, March 19, 8:30pm, at Rollins Theatre.
This article appears in March 11 • 2011.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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