It’s probably too soon yet for you to know first-hand how terrific Only the Young is – hell, it’s only just opened in Austin today – but that shouldn’t stop you from planning to party like a true believer.

An intimate and immersive doc, Only the Young tracks the first loves and failed communications of three suburban California teenagers. But don’t let the setting three-states-to-the-left put you off: This is universal stuff that is also, incidentally, codirected by Austin native Elizabeth Mims.

We love this movie – maybe you gleaned that from our 4 star review and cover story? – and we think you will, too. Austinites can benefit from Mims’ Q&A presence at screenings this weekend (check the Violet Crown, exclusively running the film, for details), and tonight (2/22), the Austin Film Society and Cinema East will host an afterparty at Cheer Up Charlies from 10pm-2am.

Go on: Party like you’re 16 again – only this time with a legit ID and less existential angst to kill the buzz.

This article appears in February 22 • 2013.

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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...