Meet Jim Cummings: Writer/Director/Star of THUNDER ROAD (playing 9/23)

THUNDER ROAD screens this Sunday, September 23 at AFS Cinema. Purchase tickets.

In celebration of Art House Theater Day on September 23, we’re pleased to screen a film that truly embodies the spirit of independent filmmaking and was shot right here in Austin, including portions at our very own Austin Studios. THUNDER ROAD is the tragicomic debut from writer/director/star Jim Cummings, who Variety calls “a born filmmaker who plants seedlings of raw drama that sprout in unexpected and moving ways.” Cummings is no stranger to the independent film scene, having created a slew of shorts that were festival favorites. With THUNDER ROAD, Cummings has adapted his Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning 2016 short into a full-length, SXSW Grand Jury Award-winning feature about a police officer whose life unravels after his mother’s passing.

Alicia Malone of FilmStruck sat down last month with Jim Cummings to take a deep dive into his numerous short films (now available on FilmStruck and Vimeo) in anticipation of THUNDER ROAD’s release. Watch their interview and get to know one of today’s most exciting emerging talents. Then join us for an advance screening of THUNDER ROAD with cast and crew in attendance this Sunday, Sept. 23 at 4:30 PM.