THUNDER SOUL tells the true story of Conrad O Johnson and the legendary Kashmere Stage Band It was afros and pleated shirts; James Brown and Bootsy Collins. It was the ’70s, and an inner-city Houston high school was about to make history. Charismatic band leader, Conrad “Prof” Johnson would turn the school’s mediocre jazz band into a legendary funk powerhouse. Now, 35 years later, his students prepare to pay tribute to the man who changed their lives, the 92-year-old Prof. Some haven’t played their horns in decades, still they dust off their instruments determined to retake the stage to show Prof and the world that they’ve still got it. This website is written and maintained by the filmmakers.Thunder Soul Tumblr (3.0; @thundersoul)http://thundersoulmovie.com/Official trailer for THUNDER SOUL! Film will be in theaters...<object width="400" height="251"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gGcyaVCfWxk&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gGcyaVCfWxk&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="251" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Official trailer for THUNDER SOUL!</p> <p>Film will be in theaters September 23, 2011.</p>http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/6609200349http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/6609200349Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:50:58 -0700thunder soulmovietrailersjamie foxxdocumentariesTHUNDER SOUL wins Best Documentary at Pan African Film Festival<p>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.</p>http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/3469001346http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/3469001346Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:53:56 -0800thunder soulawardspan african film festivalpafffilmRoadside Attractions to release THUNDER SOUL in 2011<p>Roadside Attractions, the U.S. theatrical distributor of <em>Chris Rock’s Good Hair</em> and <em>The Cove</em> (2009 Oscar winner for Best Documentary), will be releasing <em>Thunder Soul</em> in North America! Look for the movie coming soon to a theater near you in 2011!</p>http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/1509971789http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/1509971789Sun, 07 Nov 2010 14:21:05 -0800thunder soulroadside attractionsThunder Soul to screen at 2010 Aspen Film Festival <p>Thursday, September 30th, <span>8:15 PM</span></p> <p><span> </span><span>Wheeler Opera House</span></p> <p><span>320 East Hyman Ave., Aspen</span></p> <p>ALSO</p> <p><span>Friday, October 1st, 8:00 PM</span></p> <p><span>Crystal Theatre</span></p> <p><span>427 Main St., Carbondale<br/></span></p> <p><span>*Director Mark Landsman in conversation</span></p> <p><span>Next on the circuit: Chicago International Film Festival (Oct. 7-21), Heartland Film Festival (Oct. </span><span>14-23).</span></p>http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/1250918210http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/1250918210Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:55:06 -0700Hollywood loves THUNDER SOUL! Film wins Audience Award at the L.A. Film Fest!<a href="http://blogs.indiewire.com/iwnow/archives/2010/06/27/four_lions_and_thunder_soul_win_la_fest_audience_awards">Hollywood loves THUNDER SOUL! Film wins Audience Award at the L.A. Film Fest!</a>: <p>Audiences have voted <em>Thunder Soul</em> 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!</p>http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/746485150http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/746485150Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:45:24 -0700Wanna buy a Thunder Soul t-shirt, but the $100 package is too ...<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4hldeMJeS1qaa2iho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wanna buy a <em>Thunder Soul </em>t-shirt, but the $100 package is too steep for your wallet? Fear not! Single t-shirts are on sale now for the low, low price of $30! Click on the photo above to purchase.</p>http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/729580573http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/729580573Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:36:50 -0700We’re only a few days away from the Hollywood premiere of...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l468cx45Ji1qaa2iho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We’re only a few days away from the Hollywood premiere of <em>Thunder Soul</em> this Saturday, June 26th at 8:30pm at the Ford Amphitheatre (click the photo to purchase tickets). Mark Landsman, director of <em>Thunder Soul</em>, will introduce the film, and the Kashmere Reunion Stage Band will be performing LIVE (with help from YOU, donate below for all kinds of prizes).</p> <p>Leisure suits optional, though strongly encouraged!</p> <p><a href="http://kck.st/ayc0vw"><img src="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/keithcalder/thunder-soul-bring-the-kashmere-stage-band-to-los/widget/card.jpg" border="0"/></a></p>http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/726220226http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/726220226Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:07:00 -0700Just a few days left until Thunder Soul brings the funk back to ...<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3vnrzduqe1qaa2iho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just a few days left until <em>Thunder Soul</em> brings the funk back to Europe! The film will play the Edinburgh International Film Festival this Friday and Saturday, June 18th and 19th. Tickets are on sale now, click the photo for details!</p>http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/708663323http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/708663323Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:13:53 -0700Attention Thunder Soul and Kashmere Stage Band Fans! We need...<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3pqfktSye1qaa2iho1_500.jpg"/><br/> Thunder Soul poster<br/><br/> <img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3pqfktSye1qaa2iho2_500.jpg"/><br/> You too can look this good!<br/><br/> <img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3pqfktSye1qaa2iho3_500.jpg"/><br/> Ladies look great in Thunder Soul shirts<br/><br/> <p>Attention <em>Thunder Soul</em> and Kashmere Stage Band Fans! We need your help getting the Kashmere Reunion Stage Band to Los Angeles for our LA Film Fest screening on June 26th at the Ford Amphitheater. We’ve started a fund-raising effort on Kickstarter (click on the widget below to go to the page). Those that contribute can get a variety of goodies including the Texas Thunder Soul album, a limited edition Thunder Soul poster, the T-shirt shown above, and other great rewards. If we can raise enough money by the deadline, the band will perform LIVE for all 1200+ attendees! There’s only a few weeks left!</p> <p><a href="http://kck.st/ayc0vw"><img border="0" src="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/keithcalder/thunder-soul-bring-the-kashmere-stage-band-to-los/widget/card.jpg"/></a></p>http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/685468078http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/685468078Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:48:00 -0700thunder soulkashmere stage bandlos angeles film festivalkickstarterJust Added: Seattle International Film Festival screening of THUNDER SOUL!<a href="http://www.siff.net/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=43964&FID=166">Just Added: Seattle International Film Festival screening of THUNDER SOUL!</a>: <p><em>Thunder Soul</em> 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!</p>http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/677669983http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/677669983Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:45:33 -0700Just Announced! Mark Landsman, the director of Thunder Soul...<object width="400" height="254"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EdgsNnBWx0M&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EdgsNnBWx0M&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="254" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Just Announced! Mark Landsman, the director of <em>Thunder Soul</em> will attend the LA Film Fest screening to present the film! Here’s an interview he did for PBS just after its World Premiere. Tickets for the LAFF screening are available <a href="http://filmguide.lafilmfest.com/tixSYS/2010/films/4376">here</a>. See you at the Ford Amphitheatre!</p>http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/664768424http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/664768424Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:06:44 -0700THUNDER SOUL heading abroad to the Edinburgh International Film Festival!<a href="http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/whats-on/2010/thunder-soul">THUNDER SOUL heading abroad to the Edinburgh International Film Festival!</a>: <p>On Friday, June 18th, <em>Thunder Soul</em> will hold its European Premiere in Edinburgh, Scotland. Much like the Kashmere Stage Band did 37 years ago, <em>Thunder Soul</em> is ready to take Europe by storm. Follow the link for screening times and to purchase tickets!</p>http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/658400929http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/658400929Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:54:10 -0700THUNDER SOUL to play the LA Film Festival!<a href="http://filmguide.lafilmfest.com/tixSYS/2010/films/4376">THUNDER SOUL to play the LA Film Festival!</a>: <p><em>Thunder Soul</em> 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!</p>http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/641724497http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/641724497Fri, 28 May 2010 14:00:00 -0700“It rolled like a snowball, man!” —Conrad...<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l33r66gWHD1qaa2iho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>“It rolled like a snowball, man!”</em></p> <p>—Conrad “Prof” Johnson</p>http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/640457964http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/640457964Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 -0700THUNDER SOUL wins the Audience Award at Hot Docs!<a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca/news/hot_docs_audience_award_winner_announced">THUNDER SOUL wins the Audience Award at Hot Docs!</a>: <p>Audiences voted <em>Thunder Soul</em> 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!</p>http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/639294798http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/639294798Thu, 27 May 2010 19:03:12 -0700THUNDER SOUL wins Audience Award at Dallas International Film Festival<a href="http://dallasfilm.org/press/881">THUNDER SOUL wins Audience Award at Dallas International Film Festival</a>: <p>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.</p>http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/563752052http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/563752052Sat, 01 May 2010 11:06:48 -0700thunder soulfilm festivalsawardsAint It Cool News - Harry Knowles review of Thunder Soul<a href="http://www.aintitcool.com/node/44309">Aint It Cool News - Harry Knowles review of Thunder Soul</a>: <p>The legendary Harry Knowles from Aint It Cool News has reviewed THUNDER SOUL at SXSW, and loves it:</p> <p><em>“For much of this film, tears streamed down my face. Tears of elation, hope, sadness and yes Triumph.”</em></p>http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/561321990http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/561321990Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:52:48 -0700thunder soulpressreviewssxswDJ Shadow Checks In From The SXSW Premiere Of ‘Thunder...<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/10410580" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.djshadow.com/video/dj-shadow-checks-premiere-thunder-soul">DJ Shadow Checks In From The SXSW Premiere Of ‘Thunder Soul’</a></p> <p>We were lucky to have the legendary DJ Shadow on hand at the premiere of Thunder Soul at SXSW. He prepared this video for <a href="http://www.djshadow.com/">his website</a> chronicling the event.</p>http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/471031633http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/471031633Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:20:44 -0700thunder soulsxswdj shadowThunder Soul wins SXSW Audience Award<a href="http://www.sxsw.com/node/4711">Thunder Soul wins SXSW Audience Award</a>: <p>Thunder Soul has won the Audience Award for the “Lone Star States” section of the SXSW Film Festival.</p>http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/468232517http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/468232517Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:51:30 -0700thunder soulsxswawardsAmazing new documentary Thunder Soul will inspire smiles, tears - HitFix.com<a href="http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-6-motion-captured/posts/sxsw-documentary-thunder-soul-funks-up-the-paramount">Amazing new documentary Thunder Soul will inspire smiles, tears - HitFix.com</a>: <p>Drew McWeeny reviews Thunder Soul for HitFix:</p> <p><em>“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 were to being a believer in the power of the Kashmere Stage Band. There are two more screenings of this here at SXSW, and then my belief is we’re going to be hearing this title a lot over the next year, and if it turns out to be one of next year’s Oscar nominees for Best Documentary Feature, it would make perfect sense. This is exactly the sort of story that a non-fiction film can tell in a way that no fiction film can match, and it’s the charge of knowing that you’re seeing the truth that really pushes it over. I spent the last 20 minutes with a smile on my face and tears on my cheeks, and I suspect audiences will fall in love with the film as soon as some wise distributor steps up and announces the shocking idea that they actually like to earn money. There’s gold in “Thunder Soul,” and it’s the highlight of my fest so far.”</em></p>http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/459651535http://thundersoulmovie.com/post/459651535Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:56:58 -0700thunder soulpressreviewssxsw