Intelligent and emotional. It reminds us all that there was a time when this country had real leaders with principles.
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Tom Rosenberg
Academy Award®-winning Producer, Million Dollar Baby
I was inspired and moved… A reminder of how we must keep optimism alive in these challenging times.
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Sherry Lansing
Chairman of UC Regents, former CEO of Paramount Pictures
One of The Top 10 from the Newport Beach Film Festival. Intimate and thought-provoking … and fascinating to watch.
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Tiffany Carter
Newport Beach Patch
To get anything done in government, then or today, requires a leader. Pat Brown filled the bill. For a California political junkie, it's four stars.
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George Skelton
LA Times
This documentary, personal yet clear-eyed, is one that every Californian should see.
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Jessica Yu
Academy Award®-winning Filmmaker
Archival footage has been integrated with immense skill, conveying the feeling at times that Rice is communicating with the governor directly.
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Elliot Kotek
Moving Pictures Network
An excellent and timely documentary… gives us a bit of hope for the problems confronting the late governor's son, Jerry Brown.
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Bill Boyarsky
LA Observed
It's no wonder those on opposite ends of the political spectrum look back on that time in state politics with nostalgia.
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Matt Coker
OC Weekly
We gain an understanding of the complexities of being Pat Brown, and what it means to a family often referred to as the West Coast Kennedys.
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C.J. Perry
FilmSlate
California State of Mind
The Legacy of Pat Brown
Executive Producer Hilary Armstrong
Produced by Julia Mintz and Sascha Rice
Directed by Sascha Rice
Official Selection - Newport Beach Film Festival
Official Selection - Mill Valley Film Festival
Official Selection - Palm Springs International Film Festival
Special Screening - National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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BROADCAST PREMIERE!
See the film on PBS!
California State of Mind will be airing Monday, May 21st at 10:00 pm on KOCE LA and KVIE Sacramento, and May 22nd at 8:00 pm on KLCS LA and 9:30 pm on KCSM San Francisco. See all the air dates.
World Premiere Hosted at the Newport Beach Film Festival
California State of Mind premiered to a packed house at the historic Lido Theater, and was rated one of the "Top 10" by the Newport Beach Patch. See event photos in our Gallery.
CALIFORNIA STATE OF MIND
In the turbulent 1960s, an ordinary man rose to face extraordinary challenges and powerfully shaped the future of modern California. Told from his granddaughter's perspective, a dynamic American dream story unfolds in this unique portrait of Governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown — "the Godfather of Modern California." Award‑winning filmmaker Sascha Rice creates an intimate, inside look at a California icon, the father of Governor Jerry Brown — and the making of a political dynasty.
