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Thunder Road (2016)

Thunder Road poster
Directed by
Jim Cummings
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
13 min
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 54 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police officer struggles to deliver a eulogy for his mother. The short film shows him processing his grief in a raw and awkward performance.

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What happens

Thunder Road is a short comedy-drama film written, directed by, and starring Jim Cummings. Shot in one take, the film depicts a police officer giving a eulogy for his mother. It premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, where it received positive reviews, winning the Short Film Grand Jury Prize. A feature-length adaptation of the same name was released in 2018, also written, directed by, and starring Cummings. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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