ONLY THE YOUNG Screening with Co-Director Elizabeth Mims

Only The Young

ONLY THE YOUNG follows the story of three teenagers that live in a small desert town in Southern California – a town dominated by foreclosed homes and underpasses, unfilled swimming pools and skate parks. These kids must find things to do in a place that offers nothing – yet in the course of observing their day-to-day lives, we see them discover friendship, first love, heartbreak, and what it means to be young. Tippet and Mims’ delicate, ethereal filmmaking and ONLY THE YOUNG’s innocent yet rebellious subjects collectively embody the very essence of adolescence.

AWARDS FOR ONLY THE YOUNG

American Film Institute Audience Award

Independent Spirit Awards. 2013 | Nominee: Truer Than Fiction Award.

Silverdoc’s Sterling Silver Award for Best US Documentary

Village Voice Film Poll. 2012 | Nominee: Best First Feature.

Indiewire Critics' Poll. 2012 | Nominee: Best First Feature.

National Board of Review. 2012 | Winner: Top Five Documentaries.

Elizabeth Mims, Co-Director ONLY THE YOUNG

Elizabeth Mims grew up in Austin, Texas and graduated with a BFA from CalArts. Her 2012 film Only The Young was theatrically released by Oscilloscope and won numerous awards including the Silverdoc’s Sterling Silver Award for best US documentary, American Film Institute Audience Award, and was nominated for a Spirit Award. Elizabeth directed The Normal Guy an ad that won Austin Addy’s best in Show in 2021. Elizabeth was named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Indie Film and worked as the Senior Film Programmer for the Austin Film Festival for over 5 years. She works in film represented by UTA as a writer, director, editor and producer.