They just don't make 'em like Edmund G. "Pat" Brown anymore. His visionary initiatives as California governor serve as a constant reminder of how investing in the future, from education to infrastructure, is necessary, humane and smart. The square-shouldered San Francisco native with the no-nonsense black-framed glasses chose real-world experience over college en route to a law degree, then applied his drive and ambition to public service. Combining a wide-ranging vision with unmatched political skills, Brown forged California into the Golden State through two astonishingly productive terms as governor. "The godfather of modern California," as Tom Brokaw calls him, spearheaded the vast, widely affordable public university system, an expanded network of innovative freeways and (to the eternal dismay of some Bay Area denizens) the mammoth water system that carries northern California snowmelt to the agricultural heartland and the populous Southland. Sascha Rice, Pat's granddaughter and Governor Jerry Brown's niece, has crafted a valuable, insightful documentary filled with fascinating, forgotten details and priceless archival footage, including clips of gubernatorial challengers Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan.
—Michael Fox

Presented in association with The Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley

Running time: 88
Country: US
Category: DOCS
Directed by: Sascha Rice
Producers: Hilary Armstrong, Julia Mintz, Sascha Rice
Cinematographer: Anne Etheridge
Editors: Lauren Giordano, Claire Chandler, Doug Blush

Ticket Code: CAST11R

Print Source:
Hilary Armstrong
Sascha Rice 2658 Griffith Park Blvd. #190 Los Angeles, CA 90039

Print Source Web:
http://www.patbrowndocumentary.com