Every high school film ever made bears witness to the roller-coaster ride of adolescence. Filmmaker Chris Brown builds an ambitious hybrid of fiction and non-fiction in which he collaborates with real high school seniors to tell their personal stories in narrative form. Sometimes funny, often brutal, but always honest, The Other Kids is a must-see addition to the genre of coming-of-age films, one that will stand out for its genuine and brave portrayal of what kids must overcome in the final days of high school. -Chris Metzler