TUESDAY, JUNE 14
FOCUS FEATURES
BRIAN AND CHARLES
FILM: 7:00 PM (PDT) | Q&A: 8:30 PM (PDT)
Brian is a lonely, luckless inventor in rural Wales who spends his days building quirky, unconventional contraptions that seldom work. After a particularly harsh and depressing winter, he uses a washing machine and various spare parts to invent an artificially intelligent robot, who he names Charles. What follows is a humorous and entirely heartwarming story about loneliness, friendship, family, finding love, and letting go. Official selection of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, World Dramatic Competition.
Q&A immediately following the screening with the film's co-stars Chris Hayward and David Earl, director Jim Archer, and producer Rupert Majendie.
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PETE HAMMOND | Host of the KCET Cinema Series
Pete is currently the Chief Film Critic for Deadline Hollywood. For the past 9 years he has also been Awards Editor and Columnist for Deadline where he covers the Oscar and Emmy Seasons. He came to Deadline from the Los Angeles Times where he covered the awards seasons for The Envelope and LA Times.com. He is widely considered to be one of the pre-eminent awards season analysts for film and television.
MICHELE GARZA | Producer of the KCET Cinema Series
Michele Garza is Senior Director of Special Events for KCET and PBS SoCal, both content channels of the Public Media Group of Southern California. She is the founder and producer of the KCET Cinema Series and the Earth Focus Environmental Film Festival, and has more than 20 years of experience in public media.
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GET INVOLVED!
The Virtual KCET Cinema Series is made possible by ticket sales, membership passes, and sponsorships. To discuss sponsorship opportunities by individuals, businesses or charitable foundations, please contact Michele Garza, series producer, at mgarza@pmgsocal.org. The Virtual KCET Cinema Series is presented by E. Hofert Dailey Trust and Mitzi Ash Blahd. To learn more about the KCET Cinema Series, or to register to attend the upcoming film screenings, please visit kcet.org/cinemaseries. Join the conversation on social media using #KCETCinemaSeries.
- Year2022
- Runtime90 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- DirectorJim Archer
- ScreenwriterDavid Earl, Chris Hayward
- Executive ProducerDamian Jones, Mary Burke, Lauren Dark
- CastDavid Earl, Chris Hayward, Louise Brealey
- EditorJo Walker
TUESDAY, JUNE 14
FOCUS FEATURES
BRIAN AND CHARLES
FILM: 7:00 PM (PDT) | Q&A: 8:30 PM (PDT)
Brian is a lonely, luckless inventor in rural Wales who spends his days building quirky, unconventional contraptions that seldom work. After a particularly harsh and depressing winter, he uses a washing machine and various spare parts to invent an artificially intelligent robot, who he names Charles. What follows is a humorous and entirely heartwarming story about loneliness, friendship, family, finding love, and letting go. Official selection of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, World Dramatic Competition.
Q&A immediately following the screening with the film's co-stars Chris Hayward and David Earl, director Jim Archer, and producer Rupert Majendie.
__________________________________________________________________________
PETE HAMMOND | Host of the KCET Cinema Series
Pete is currently the Chief Film Critic for Deadline Hollywood. For the past 9 years he has also been Awards Editor and Columnist for Deadline where he covers the Oscar and Emmy Seasons. He came to Deadline from the Los Angeles Times where he covered the awards seasons for The Envelope and LA Times.com. He is widely considered to be one of the pre-eminent awards season analysts for film and television.
MICHELE GARZA | Producer of the KCET Cinema Series
Michele Garza is Senior Director of Special Events for KCET and PBS SoCal, both content channels of the Public Media Group of Southern California. She is the founder and producer of the KCET Cinema Series and the Earth Focus Environmental Film Festival, and has more than 20 years of experience in public media.
__________________________________________________________________________
GET INVOLVED!
The Virtual KCET Cinema Series is made possible by ticket sales, membership passes, and sponsorships. To discuss sponsorship opportunities by individuals, businesses or charitable foundations, please contact Michele Garza, series producer, at mgarza@pmgsocal.org. The Virtual KCET Cinema Series is presented by E. Hofert Dailey Trust and Mitzi Ash Blahd. To learn more about the KCET Cinema Series, or to register to attend the upcoming film screenings, please visit kcet.org/cinemaseries. Join the conversation on social media using #KCETCinemaSeries.
- Year2022
- Runtime90 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- DirectorJim Archer
- ScreenwriterDavid Earl, Chris Hayward
- Executive ProducerDamian Jones, Mary Burke, Lauren Dark
- CastDavid Earl, Chris Hayward, Louise Brealey
- EditorJo Walker