Uncle Kent
2011 American film
- January 2011 (2011-01)
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Uncle Kent is a 2011 American film directed by Joe Swanberg and written by Kent Osborne and Swanberg. The film stars Osborne in the title role of Kent, and Jennifer Prediger, Josephine Decker, Kevin Bewersdof, and Swanberg. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released through video on demand, the same day on January 21, 2011.[1]
Synopsis
Kent Osborne is a forty-year-old single animator who meets Kate, a New York journalist, through Chatroulette. Kate accepts Kent's invitation to visit L.A. for the weekend. Kate reveals that her heart belongs to another man. Frustrated, Kent attempts to make sense of the situation.
Cast
- Kent Osborne as Kent
- Jennifer Prediger as Kate
- Josephine Decker as Josephine
- Joe Swanberg as Joe
- Kevin Bewersdorf as Kev
Release
on December 2, 2010, it was announced IFC Films had acquired all distribution rights to the film.[2] The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released through video on demand on January 21, 2011.[1] The film was then selected to screen at the Stockholm International Film Festival on November 9, 2011.[3]
Sequel
A sequel to the film titled Uncle Kent 2, written by Kent Osborne and directed by Todd Rohal, had its world premiere at SXSW on March 13, 2015.[4] The film's distribution rights were acquired by Factory25.[5] The film had a limited release in 2016, and was also made available through video on demand that year.[6]
References
- ^ a b "VOD SPOTLIGHT On Independent Filmmaker Joe Swanberg Of UNCLE KENT → On Demand Weekly". ondemandweekly.com.
- ^ "IFC Films Acquires World Rights to Director Joe Swanberg's UNCLE KENT". December 2, 2010.
- ^ "Uncle Kent | Stockholm Film Festival". www.stockholmfilmfestival.se. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Uncle Kent 2 | SXSW 2015 Event Schedule". SXSW Schedule 2015.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (June 25, 2015). "Fandor & Factory 25 Team On Theatrical Day-And-Date Plan".
- ^ "FACTORY 25 - Uncle Kent 2". www.factorytwentyfive.com.
External links
- Official website
- Uncle Kent at IMDb
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Works by Joe Swanberg
- Kissing on the Mouth (2005)
- LOL (2006)
- Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007)
- Nights and Weekends (2008)
- Alexander the Last (2009)
- Uncle Kent (2011)
- Silver Bullets (2011)
- Art History (2011)
- The Zone (2011)
- Autoerotic (2011)
- Caitlin Plays Herself (2011)
- V/H/S (segment "The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger", 2012)
- All the Light in the Sky (2012)
- Drinking Buddies (2013)
- 24 Exposures (2013)
- Happy Christmas (2014)
- Digging for Fire (2015)
- Win It All (2017)
- Build the Wall (2020)
- Young American Bodies (2006–2009)
- Easy (2016–2019)
