''Uncle Kent'' is a 2011 American film directed by

Joe Swanberg Joseph Swanberg (born August 31, 1981) is an American independent film director, producer, writer, and actor. Known for micro-budget films which make extensive use of improvisation, Swanberg is considered a major figure in the mumblecore film mov ...

and written by

Kent Osborne Kent Matthew Osborne (born August 30, 1969) is an American screenwriter, actor, animator, producer, and director. He has worked for such animated television shows as ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', ''Camp Lazlo'', ''Phineas and Ferb'', ''The Marvelou ...

and Swanberg. The film stars Osborne in the titular role of Kent, and

Jennifer Prediger Jennifer Prediger is New York City–based actress, writer, and director known for the films ''Uncle Kent'' (2011), ''Red Flag'' (2012), and '' Apartment Troubles'' (2014)—her directorial debut with collaborator Jess Weixler. Prediger also p ...

Josephine Decker Josephine Decker (born April 2, 1981) is an American actress, filmmaker, and performance artist. As of 2020 she has directed four experimental feature films: the psychological thriller '' Butter on the Latch'' (2013), the erotic thriller '' Thou ...

, Kevin Bewersdof, and Swanberg. The film premiered at the

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and was released through

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, the same day on January 21, 2011.

Synopsis

Kent Osborne is a forty-year-old single animator who meets Kate, a New York journalist, through

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. 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

as Kent *

as Kate *

as Josephine *

as Joe *

Kevin Bewersdorf Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicized from , an ...

as Kev

Release

on December 2, 2010, it was announced

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had acquired all distribution rights to the film. The film premiered at the

and was released through

on January 21, 2011. The film was then selected to screen at the

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on November 9, 2011.

Sequel

A sequel to the film titled ''Uncle Kent 2'', written by

and directed by

Todd Rohal Todd Rohal is an American independent filmmaker. Career Rohal attended filmmaking classes at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Between 1997 and 2001 he directed four short films: ''Single Spaced'' (1997), ''Slug 660'' (1998), ''Knuckleface Jones ...

, had its world premiere at

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on March 13, 2015. The film's distribution rights were acquired by Factory25. The film had a

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in 2016, and was also made available through

that year.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Uncle Kent American independent films 2011 films Films directed by Joe Swanberg Mumblecore films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films