While Ethel, Rory Kennedy’s portrait of her mom, widow of dad Bobby, might have made a splash at Sundance, it’s not the only descendant-directed doc about a member of political royalty to have played the fest circuit this year. With California State of Mind: The Legacy of Pat Brown, director Sascha Rice and her sister, executive producer Hilary Armstrong – both of them daughters of former California State Treasurer Kathleen Brown – have chosen to bring to the screen the story of their grandpa, the late Governor Pat Brown. Nicknamed the “Architect of the Golden State,” the two-term governor had a slew of larger-than-life achievements that included fathering civil rights acts in employment and housing, affordable higher education, the California Aqueduct – and current Governor Jerry Brown (that would be “Uncle Jerry” to the filmmakers). Filmmaker spoke with the sisters prior to the film’s nationwide rollout on PBS. For more information,...
- 9/6/2012
- by Lauren Wissot
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Reviewed by Elliot V. Kotek
(from the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)
Directed by: Sascha Rice
Written by: Sascha Rice and Laura Nix
Featuring: Jerry Brown, Tom Brokaw, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nancy Pelosi, Tom Hayden
Kicking off its campaign with a world premiere at the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival, “California State of Mind: The Legacy of Pat Brown” is at times an open letter from Pat Brown’s granddaughter Sascha Rice to members of her family and, at other moments, a political portrait to those interested in today’s leadership landscape on the left coast.
Featuring enough representatives and congress people to start a party, “State of Mind” proffers an honest discussion as to the merits of Pat Brown’s legacy as a politician, firstly, and as a family man who believed, more than anything, in the worth of public leadership.
While Tom Brokaw labeled the patriarch “The Godfather of Modern California...
(from the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)
Directed by: Sascha Rice
Written by: Sascha Rice and Laura Nix
Featuring: Jerry Brown, Tom Brokaw, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nancy Pelosi, Tom Hayden
Kicking off its campaign with a world premiere at the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival, “California State of Mind: The Legacy of Pat Brown” is at times an open letter from Pat Brown’s granddaughter Sascha Rice to members of her family and, at other moments, a political portrait to those interested in today’s leadership landscape on the left coast.
Featuring enough representatives and congress people to start a party, “State of Mind” proffers an honest discussion as to the merits of Pat Brown’s legacy as a politician, firstly, and as a family man who believed, more than anything, in the worth of public leadership.
While Tom Brokaw labeled the patriarch “The Godfather of Modern California...
- 5/4/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Reviewed by Elliot V. Kotek
(from the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)
Directed by: Sascha Rice
Written by: Sascha Rice and Laura Nix
Featuring: Jerry Brown, Tom Brokaw, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nancy Pelosi, Tom Hayden
Kicking off its campaign with a world premiere at the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival, “California State of Mind: The Legacy of Pat Brown” is at times an open letter from Pat Brown’s granddaughter Sascha Rice to members of her family and, at other moments, a political portrait to those interested in today’s leadership landscape on the left coast.
Featuring enough representatives and congress people to start a party, “State of Mind” proffers an honest discussion as to the merits of Pat Brown’s legacy as a politician, firstly, and as a family man who believed, more than anything, in the worth of public leadership.
While Tom Brokaw labeled the patriarch “The Godfather of Modern California...
(from the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)
Directed by: Sascha Rice
Written by: Sascha Rice and Laura Nix
Featuring: Jerry Brown, Tom Brokaw, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nancy Pelosi, Tom Hayden
Kicking off its campaign with a world premiere at the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival, “California State of Mind: The Legacy of Pat Brown” is at times an open letter from Pat Brown’s granddaughter Sascha Rice to members of her family and, at other moments, a political portrait to those interested in today’s leadership landscape on the left coast.
Featuring enough representatives and congress people to start a party, “State of Mind” proffers an honest discussion as to the merits of Pat Brown’s legacy as a politician, firstly, and as a family man who believed, more than anything, in the worth of public leadership.
While Tom Brokaw labeled the patriarch “The Godfather of Modern California...
- 5/4/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
By Elliot V. Kotek
(from the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)
The Newport Beach Film Festival has sprung to life with a dynamic opening weekend, kicking off with the world premiere of Michael Knowles’ “East Fifth Bliss,” starring two-time Oscar nominee Peter Fonda and “Dexter” Golden Globe winner Michael C. Hall, both of whom were in attendance to present the film to a jam-packed thousand-plus-person theater.
“Saving Private Ryan’s” Tom Sizemore, “Terminator 2: Judgment Day’s” Robert Patrick, “American Graffiti’s” Mackenzie Phillips, “Happy Gilmore’s” Christopher McDonald and a host of others were also in attendance on opening night, the festival’s proximity to Los Angeles making it easy for casts and crews to be present at, and to promote, screenings of their films.
“Conception” drew down some of its cast, including real-life couple Jennifer Finnigan and “Weekend at Bernie’s” Jonathan Silverman, who are also in town for...
(from the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)
The Newport Beach Film Festival has sprung to life with a dynamic opening weekend, kicking off with the world premiere of Michael Knowles’ “East Fifth Bliss,” starring two-time Oscar nominee Peter Fonda and “Dexter” Golden Globe winner Michael C. Hall, both of whom were in attendance to present the film to a jam-packed thousand-plus-person theater.
“Saving Private Ryan’s” Tom Sizemore, “Terminator 2: Judgment Day’s” Robert Patrick, “American Graffiti’s” Mackenzie Phillips, “Happy Gilmore’s” Christopher McDonald and a host of others were also in attendance on opening night, the festival’s proximity to Los Angeles making it easy for casts and crews to be present at, and to promote, screenings of their films.
“Conception” drew down some of its cast, including real-life couple Jennifer Finnigan and “Weekend at Bernie’s” Jonathan Silverman, who are also in town for...
- 5/1/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
By Elliot V. Kotek
(from the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)
The Newport Beach Film Festival has sprung to life with a dynamic opening weekend, kicking off with the world premiere of Michael Knowles’ “East Fifth Bliss,” starring two-time Oscar nominee Peter Fonda and “Dexter” Golden Globe winner Michael C. Hall, both of whom were in attendance to present the film to a jam-packed thousand-plus-person theater.
“Saving Private Ryan’s” Tom Sizemore, “Terminator 2: Judgment Day’s” Robert Patrick, “American Graffiti’s” Mackenzie Phillips, “Happy Gilmore’s” Christopher McDonald and a host of others were also in attendance on opening night, the festival’s proximity to Los Angeles making it easy for casts and crews to be present at, and to promote, screenings of their films.
“Conception” drew down some of its cast, including real-life couple Jennifer Finnigan and “Weekend at Bernie’s” Jonathan Silverman, who are also in town for...
(from the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)
The Newport Beach Film Festival has sprung to life with a dynamic opening weekend, kicking off with the world premiere of Michael Knowles’ “East Fifth Bliss,” starring two-time Oscar nominee Peter Fonda and “Dexter” Golden Globe winner Michael C. Hall, both of whom were in attendance to present the film to a jam-packed thousand-plus-person theater.
“Saving Private Ryan’s” Tom Sizemore, “Terminator 2: Judgment Day’s” Robert Patrick, “American Graffiti’s” Mackenzie Phillips, “Happy Gilmore’s” Christopher McDonald and a host of others were also in attendance on opening night, the festival’s proximity to Los Angeles making it easy for casts and crews to be present at, and to promote, screenings of their films.
“Conception” drew down some of its cast, including real-life couple Jennifer Finnigan and “Weekend at Bernie’s” Jonathan Silverman, who are also in town for...
- 5/1/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
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