California state of mind : the legacy of Pat Brown / a Fire of Life Films production ; directed by Sascha Rice ; written by Sascha Rice & Laura Nix ; produced by Hilary Armstrong & Sascha Rice ; produced by Julia Mintz.

[Pasadena, California] : [Distributed by] GOOD DOCS, [2011]

1 streaming video file (1 hr., 26 min.) : digital, sound, color with black and white sequences

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In the turbulent 1960s, an ordinary man rose to face extraordinary challenges and powerfully shaped the future of California. A dynamic American dream story unfolds in this Emmy® Nominated documentary on Governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown - "the Godfather of Modern California." Told through the eyes of Brown's granddaughter, award-winning filmmaker Sascha Rice, CALIFORNIA STATE OF MIND gives students an inside look at a California icon and a political family, called by some "the West Coast Kennedys." As the filmmaker investigates her grandfather's legacy, viewers are invited along to assess Brown's policies and learn about government, leadership, civil rights, growth, and the clash between environment and economic development. Brown's career intersects with such luminaries as JFK, Nixon, Reagan, Cesar Chavez, and Martin Luther King Jr. This exciting tale of the West is much more than an examination of the past; it's an entertaining biography and a provocative portrait of a man whose bi-partisan can-do optimism inspires students today.

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English

May 10, 2023

Director of photography, Anne Etheridge; edited by Lauren Giordano, Doug Blush, Claire L. Chandler; original score composed by Kim Carroll.

Featuring: Warren Christopher, Tom Hayden, Pete Wilson, Gray Davis, Dolores Huerta, Karen Bass, Willie L. Brown Jr., Diane Watson, Nancy Pelosi, Tom Brokaw, Jerry Brown, Kathleen Brown, Kevin Starr, Dianne Feinstein and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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