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February 2011
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THUNDER SOUL wins Best Documentary at Pan African...
We’ve just been informed that THUNDER SOUL has won the Best Documentary award at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles! It was a pleasure to be part of this festival, and the filmmakers are honored to receive this award.
November 2010
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Roadside Attractions to release THUNDER SOUL in...
Roadside Attractions, the U.S. theatrical distributor of Chris Rock’s Good Hair and The Cove (2009 Oscar winner for Best Documentary), will be releasing Thunder Soul in North America! Look for the movie coming soon to a theater near you in 2011!
October 2010
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Thunder Soul to screen at 2010 Aspen Film Festival...
Thursday, September 30th, 8:15 PM
Wheeler Opera House
320 East Hyman Ave., Aspen
ALSO
Friday, October 1st, 8:00 PM
Crystal Theatre
427 Main St., Carbondale
*Director Mark Landsman in conversation
Next on the circuit: Chicago International Film Festival (Oct. 7-21), Heartland Film Festival (Oct. 14-23).
June 2010
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Hollywood loves THUNDER SOUL! Film wins Audience... →
Audiences have voted Thunder Soul as their favorite documentary feature at the 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival! On Saturday night, festival goers got to attend a screening of the film at the beautiful Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood, followed by a performance by the Kashmere Reunion Stage Band. More info and photos to follow shortly!
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Just Added: Seattle International Film Festival... →
Thunder Soul will play the final day of SIFF on Sunday, June 13th at 1:30pm at the Egyptian Theatre. Click the link to purchase tickets, and prepare to get funk’d!
THUNDER SOUL heading abroad to the Edinburgh... →
On Friday, June 18th, Thunder Soul will hold its European Premiere in Edinburgh, Scotland. Much like the Kashmere Stage Band did 37 years ago, Thunder Soul is ready to take Europe by storm. Follow the link for screening times and to purchase tickets!
May 2010
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THUNDER SOUL to play the LA Film Festival! →
Thunder Soul is set to have its West Coast premiere on Saturday, June 26th at 8:30pm at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood. Individual tickets go on sale Tuesday, June 1st. Special Guest announcements still to come!
THUNDER SOUL wins the Audience Award at Hot Docs! →
Audiences voted Thunder Soul as their favorite film at North America’s largest documentary film festival. We’d like to thank the Hot Docs staff and all of the fans that watched and supported the film!
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THUNDER SOUL wins Audience Award at Dallas... →
The THUNDER SOUL team had a great time sharing our film with the audiences at the Dallas International Film Festival, and we’re honored to accept the Audience Award for Documentary Feature.
April 2010
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Aint It Cool News - Harry Knowles review of... →
The legendary Harry Knowles from Aint It Cool News has reviewed THUNDER SOUL at SXSW, and loves it:
“For much of this film, tears streamed down my face. Tears of elation, hope, sadness and yes Triumph.”
March 2010
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WatchDJ Shadow Checks In From The SXSW Premiere Of ‘Thunder Soul’
We were lucky to have the legendary DJ Shadow on hand at the premiere of Thunder Soul at SXSW. He prepared this video for his website chronicling the event.
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Thunder Soul wins SXSW Audience Award →
Thunder Soul has won the Audience Award for the “Lone Star States” section of the SXSW Film Festival.
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Amazing new documentary Thunder Soul will inspire... →
Drew McWeeny reviews Thunder Soul for HitFix:
“And did I mention the soundtrack? Good god, y’all. Jump back, make me wanna kiss myself. The Kashmere Stage Band was recorded extensively, both live and in the studio, and the film uses all of it to show the power of what these kids and “Prof” all built together. The film has made me go from having no idea who they are or...
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Josh Olson's Day 2 at SXSW: Behold the awe and... →
Academy Award nominated screenwriter Josh Olson has been covering SXSW for Aint It Cool News. This is his review of Thunder Soul. To call it positive would be an understatement. We’re honored such a great writer enjoyed our film.
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“The Kashmere Stage Band was one of the greatest bands ever. Not just a high...”
– Craig Green, Drums, KSB member 1972-73
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DJ Shadow Featured in "Thunder Soul" →
The influential and amazing DJ Shadow has given “Thunder Soul” a shout-out on his official website. Shadow appears in the film, along with his iconic track “Holy Calamity” which samples the Kashmere Stage Band’s song “Kashmere.” Obviously we’re a huge fan of Shadow’s work, and are flattered that he’s so passionate about our film.
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Kashmere Stage Band: deep high school funk from... →
Hugely popular and wonderful blog Boing Boing have just done a profile on the legendary Kashmere High School Stage Band. Author David Pescovitz calls the sound of Kashmere “deep, brilliant, big band funk.”
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Kashmere Stage Band documentary Thunder Soul to... →
Stones Throw Records, the label that re-issued the awesome Kashmere Stage Band funk records, has announced the THUNDER SOUL premiere on their official blog.
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Music - Off The Record →
The Austin Chronicle announces that the Kashmere Alumni Stage Band will be performing at their annual SXSW Film Bash party at La Zona Rosa on Monday March 15th. They’re also running a competition to give away tickets to the party.
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Kismet in Kashmere →
“True musical masters are fortunetellers, truth-seekers; they see beyond the possible. Same could be said of teachers. Same could be said of filmmakers. This is the true story behind the coming-together of the documentary Thunder Soul, about the Kashmere Stage Band – a Houston high school jazz band – and the music director that led them.”
Kate Messer of the Austin Chronicle has...
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THUNDER SOUL to Premiere at SXSW 2010
THUNDER SOUL will be premiering this March at the prestigious South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin! We have three screenings scheduled:
Saturday, March 13. 11:00am - Paramount Theatre
Monday, March 15. 6:45pm - Alamo Lamar
Friday, March 19. 2:30pm - Paramount Theatre
You can find further information on the official SXSW page for “Thunder Soul”.
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