Not only did the film play as part of the sundance program, it. Thunder road wins best short film at sundance film. Thunder road wins best short film at sundance film festival. Thunder road, a short film centering on a police officers decidedly madcap eulogy at his mothers funeral, won a grand jury prize at sundance two.
Thunder road is a short comedydrama film written, directed by, and starring jim cummings. Short film award winners in previous years include aziza by soudade kaadan, matria by alvaro gago, and so we put goldfish in the pool. From the start, writer, director and star jim cummings had always thought of his short thunder road as something hed toss up on vimeo and share. Sundance short film winner thunder road claims grand. Nov 16, 2018 exploring the process of taking a short film and developing it into a feature film. Preorder the feature of one of the best short films ever made. Aug 28, 2018 thunder road fits the mold of a smallscale film willed into being by determination, obsession and a modest budget. Thunder road won the grand jury prize at the 2016 sundance film festival. Presented by youtube thunder road short film jury award.
Jim has also written and directed the original topic series still life episodes of which have been vimeo staffpicks and the fullscreen original series the minutes collection episodes of which have screened at sundance and sxsw. In 12 minutes, thunder road, which debuted in july on vimeo. The full version of thunder road opens with a variation on the short film, in which officer arnaud cummings is giving a heartfelt, funny eulogy at his mothers funeral. There is a fascinating balance of being impressed and being amused with thunder road. This year at sundance, however, we saw a different jim shine this time as the writer, director, and star of his own short, thunder road. The entire description in the sxsw program was only five words. It ended up at sundance, where it won the grand jury prize for best short film, and its now streaming through vimeo. However, the film got into sundance, which was something cummings was not expecting. Thunder road is an expanded version of cummingss 2016 short film by the same name, which had won sundance s grand jury prize. Short film grand jury prize, presented by youtube thunder road short film jury award. Inside the heartbreaking short film that won sundance. Having impressively upped the ante on its short film roots, thunder road then faces the daunting task of stretching that queasily hilarious air of distressing character comedy over the course of a. While it is hard to imagine improving on what is a nearperfect short, weve recently seen great results with another sundance short film favorite, thunder road, being adapted into a feature, and with the talent that covino clearly has, were optimistic for good results. Jul 19, 2016 this year at sundance, however, we saw a different jim shine this time as the writer, director, and star of his own short, thunder road.
Totally deserving of the grand prize at sundance for shorts. Oct 23, 2018 the short film version of thunder road was first shown in 2016. It also stars kendal farr, nican robinson, macon blair, jocelyn deboer, chelsea edmunson, ammie leonards, and bill. Luckily for jim cummings, hes done the boss justice and won the grand jury prize for best short film at sundance. Watch thunder road, the onetake short that won sundance. Writerdirector jim cummings thunder road took the top honor as the sundance institute unveiled the jury prizes in short filmmaking at the sundance film.
Writerdirector jim cummings thunder road took the top honor as the sundance institute unveiled the jury prizes in short filmmaking at the sundance film festival in park city. Jul 19, 2016 following a heartfelt public campaign to convince bruce springsteen or, perhaps, his battery of lawyers, publishers and master owners to let him affordably release his short film, thunder road, director jim cummings prevailed. Soon after my film thunder road won the short film grand jury prize at the 2016 sundance film festival, i wasted about eight or nine months. A featurelength adaptation of the same name was released in 2018, also directed by cummings. Jan 03, 2019 forbes takes privacy seriously and is committed to transparency. Join us as we talk to jim cummings about his work on the films and the creative process. Jim cummings writes and directs the sundance film festival awardwinning thunder road. Jim stars as a policemane giving a eulogy at a funeral. Then there is thunder road, a bizarre outpouring of confused, raw emotion set at a. A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and. Lowell meyers vision behind the cinematography of thunder road. Short of the week thunder road one room with a view.
Cummings brings thunder road to deauville festival the. Having impressively upped the ante on its shortfilm roots, thunder road then faces the daunting. Thunder road is a 2018 american comedydrama microbudget film directed, written by, and starring jim cummings, based on his 2016 short film of the same name. Thunder road was awarded the short film grand jury prize at the 2016. Shot in one take, the film depicts a police officer giving a eulogy for his mother. The short film version of thunder road was first shown in 2016.
The short film thunder road, written and directed by jim cummings, has been awarded the short film grand jury prize at the sundance film festival. It started as a minute, oneman film that came out of nowhere and won the short film grand jury prize at sundance in 2016. Showcasing a wide variety of story and style, the sundance film festival short film tour is a 95minute theatrical program of eight short films from the 2016 edition of the january festival utah community events. Jim cummings thoughts on directing and editing his own performance. It won at sundance, which has a history of screening uncomfortable american comedies though very few comedies from outside the united states.
Cummings also served as coeditor, composer and visual effects artist. Thunder road watch the top short film of sundance 2016. Its about a police officer who speaks at his mothers funeral and processes his grief in excruciating real time. Jim cummingss springsteenfueled sundance grand prize. Watch thunder road, the onetake short that won sundance the director who pleaded online with bruce springsteen for the rights to his song talks about why he shot the short. The short film thunder road won the grand jury prize at the sundance film festival in 2016. Jim cummings thunder road wins deauvilles grand prize. Its hard to get stronger festival validation than what thunder road has received, and sotw will not present a contrarian positionthe film is fantastic, and.
Jim cummings thunder road is the short film grand jury prize winner for the 2016 sundance film festival, it was announced tuesday night. The short film honors were handed out at a ceremony tuesday night at jupiter bowl in park city. Watch thunder road, the onetake short that won sundance the director who pleaded online with bruce springsteen for the rights to his song talks about why he shot the short in one take. Jim cummings plays jim arnaud, the main character in thunder road, a boyish police officer who tries to deliver a eulogy for his mother. Its heart rending and hilarious all at the same time. Central ohio movie fans can see thunder road and seven other short films on tuesday, when the short film tour of the 2016 sundance festival will stop at the wexner center for the arts. Based on the sundancewinning short film, thunder road follows a southern police officer jim cummings on his journey to raise his young. Thunder road tops shortfilm winners at sundance 16. According to jim cummings he always thought it would be something he would make and then put on the internet for the world to see. Fullscreen has signed up for 6 new shorts from cummings, which will all adopt the single short format of thunder road, and those are expected to. Learn how to take on the challenge in this live, threehour online master class with the awardwinning writerdirectoractor jim cummings, who successfully transitioned his short, thunder road, into a feature film. I took about 75 general meetings at all of the top places to talk.
How having the right gear and crew can enhance a story. We have no idea who you are, said sundance judge keeganmichael key presenting the grand jury prize for short film to real discovery. The first of three chapters of a short film trilogy about love, loss, and life. Starring, written and directed by jim cummings, this short film won the grand jury prize at the sxsw film festival. Thunder road watch the top short film of sundance 2016 august 4, 2016 august 3, 2016 moviemavengal leave a comment you can now watch the entire fantastic onetake short film thunder road by jim cummings.
The film was adapted into a longform feature film and was a giant hit in france. Pulling back the curtain on the distribution process. Independent filmmaker jim cummings on how filmmakers. Jun 17, 2016 2016 sundance film festival short film tour. Sundancewinning short turned feature film thunder road. Thunder road is an original and perfectly constructed short film, winner of the grand jury prize at the 2016 sundance film festival as well as the special jury prize for acting at 2016 south by southwest. Going from a short to a feature presents many new creative and tactical issues. A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother. Following a heartfelt public campaign to convince bruce springsteen or, perhaps, his battery of lawyers, publishers and master owners to let him affordably release his short film, thunder road, director jim cummings prevailed. Sundance awards short film thunder road grand jury prize.
With jim cummings, kendal farr, nican robinson, jocelyn deboer. Sundancewinning short turned feature film thunder road airs. The fame of this work is certainly caused by the ability to generate an unsettling emotional ambivalence. In october 2015, filmmaker jim cummings made a short movie called thunder road.
Jul 19, 2016 watch thunder road, the onetake short that won sundance the director who pleaded online with bruce springsteen for the rights to his song talks about why he shot the short in one take. Sundance short film winner thunder road claims grand jury. Jan 27, 2016 the short film thunder road, written and directed by jim cummings, has been awarded the short film grand jury prize at the sundance film festival. The result is that this excellent short, fully deserving of sundance s best short prize, is now screening online, for free. You can now watch the entire fantastic onetake short film thunder road by jim cummings. Exploring the process of taking a short film and developing it into a feature film. Thunder road is an original and perfectly constructed short film, winner of the grand jury prize at the 2016 sundance film festival as well as the special jury. From a cinematic point of view, there is a lot of skill on show. The short film that won the grand jury prize at the 2016 sundance film festival is the definition of laughing through your tears. Hong kong shorts tour showcasing a wide variety of story and style, the sundance film festival short film tour is a 95minute theatrical program of eight short films from the 2016 edition of the january festival. The film was directed and written by jim cummings, who also stars alongside melissa. Cummings was able to finance the short film thunder road which he wrote. Based on the sundance winning short film, thunder road follows a texan police officer who loses his mother, custody of his daughter, and eventually his job. Watch the perfectly constructed, springsteenblessed.
It also stars kendal farr, nican robinson, macon blair, jocelyn deboer, chelsea edmunson, ammie leonards, and bill wise. Thunder road takes top prize for short films at sundance. The 2016 sundance film festival announced the winners of the jury prizes in short filmmaking, with the short film grand jury prize going to thunder road by director and screenwriter jim cummings. Sep 04, 2018 based on the sundance winning short film, thunder road follows a texan police officer who loses his mother, custody of his daughter, and eventually his job. Off the strength of thunder road he signed to wme, and, thanks to being in the same shorts program at sundance as jason reitman, the up in the air director offered a small role in season 2 of casual. Fiction, presented by youtube the procedure short film jury award. Thunder road caught on as a sundance film festival awardwinning short.
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