After the funeral, jim goes out to work with his wellmeaning partner nate nican robinson only to be told he must. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. The new film is called robbery, and once again cummings has directed and cowritten with dustin hahn, but this time he stays behind the camera, letting the capable acting skills of rae gray. A scirfi horror comedy series by greg and dustin hahn. After winning the grand jury prize at the sundance film festival 2016 with thunder road, jim cummings renews his participation to the 2017 edition with his. An allstar team of americas most renowned paranormal investigators unite to uncover the truth behind the worlds most famous myths, legends, and lore. Jun 28, 2017 if youve been reading the short of the day column here at film school rejects for really any length of time, you know were big fans of jim cummings, whose short films like the awardwinning. Brilliant single take short film about a drugged up womans.
Series and short credits include stargate origins mgm, matpats game lab streamy award, the robbery sundance film festival, among others. Classic storytelling informs us that the youth will be rescued, redeemed, and brought home, having learned a very valuable lesson in the process. Jan 26, 2017 classic storytelling informs us that the youth will be rescued, redeemed, and brought home, having learned a very valuable lesson in the process. Three short films examine key issues in the american cultural. Director jim cummings is developing something of a calling card with his singletake short films. Jim cummings instantly became one of my favorite actors, writerdirectors of the decade with just one film. The robbery a short film by jim cummings sundance, sxsw official selection, an interview with the director by stephen saito the moveable fest a film critic that has been writing about jim s work since 20.
To commemorate the 25th edition of the sxsw film festival, we continue our weekly alumni spotlight on careers launched, artists discovered, powerful performances, and more with aaron katz, kris swanberg, jim cummings, and jody lee lipes. Jim cummings is raising funds for the short to feature lab on kickstarter. Three short films examine key issues in the american cultural conversationincarceration, race, life, death, digital. Cummings packs in a wide range of emotions and genres, from comedy to. From his topic series still life shorts shot in one take to his sundance winning, soon to be feature. The story is a heavily fictionalised version of the 1963 great train robbery. Apr 22, 2017 people who are desperate enough to attempt an armed robbery often feel like they have nothing left to lose in their lives so theyre not afraid to take whatever they want at gunpoint. Hed been out of film school for years and producing small films for young filmmakers and making hardly any money. This short involves a crackhead trying to rob a liquor store. The 30yearold writerdirectoractor who won sundances short film grand jury prize in 2016 seems to have found the holy grail for upand. The robbery is a nineminute short film by jim cummings.
After winning the grand jury prize at the sundance film festival 2016 with thunder road, jim cummings renews his participation to the 2017 edition with his new short film, the robbery. Thunder road sxsw winner directed by and starring jim. The robbery is a single take dark comedy short about armed. Oct 11, 2018 filmmaker jim cummings is no stranger to the sxsw film festival. The robbery 2017 sundance film festival 2017 rae gray in the robbery 2017 sundance film. Vanishing angle is currently in production on jim cummings newest film, a thriller for mgmorion. Jim has proven to be an action oriented thought leader, mentoring with sundance institutes collab and founding the short to feature lab. Thunder road sxsw winner directed by and starring jim cummings. Its no secret that we here at film school rejects short of the day column which is basically just me are big, giant, tremendous fans of. The jury would also like to give a special mention to a film that in one breathtaking, surprising and hilarious take revealed the extraordinary talent of its writer director and star, jim cummings, a filmmaker and actor we are sure well be seeing much more of. Jim cummings continues his reign as king of the short film with. Endettee, une jeune americaine legerement vetue, en minishort en jean et tongs.
The dumbest and most desperate criminals are those who steal to feed their addiction, because theyre too high or low to think about the consequences of their actions. Jim cummings continues his reign as king of the short film. During this onetake robbery, crystal rae gray soon finds out that her situation is not exactly that simple. The film was produced by stanley baker and michael deeley, for bakers company oakhurst productions. If youve been reading the short of the day column here at film school rejects for really any length of time, you know were big fans of jim cummings, whose short films. Adapted from cummings awardwinning 2016 short film of the same name, thunder road follows jim in the aftermath of his loss. This short confirms the directors passion for black comedy. Sundance winner jim cummings joins bless films, paris. Anchorage international film festival 2017 winner best super short film. In 2017, it was nominated for the short film grand jury prize at the sundance film festival. Jim cummings continues his reign as king of the short film with the robbery. The robbery is a wonderfully amusing and messed up short film that follows a young womans casual attempt to rob a convenient store. A lab created to incubate and support 10 short filmmakers and their 10 new feature films.
This is the first short film from jim cummings triptych series, still a man drops to his knees to give cpr to a stranger, but all is not what it seems. In this short, shot in one continuous take and made by jim cummings creator of the topic series still life we meet crystal, whos just like any other american millennial. Mar 10, 2017 the new film is called robbery, and once again cummings has directed and cowritten with dustin hahn, but this time he stays behind the camera, letting the capable acting skills of rae gray. Last year, he starred in and directed thunder road. Cummings submitted thunder road, a tragicomic 12andahalfminute short, to the sundance film festival just past deadline. Jul 14, 2017 the music hasnt stopped playing for jim cummings. The robbery director jim cummings has a few single take shorts under his belt, and you should watch them all, especially the heartbreaking funeral dance that is thunder road. After appearing on our 25 new faces list in 2012, director, writer, producer and actor jim cummings has popped into the page of filmmaker from time to time, offering advise on making and marketing short films. From his topic series still life shorts shot in one take to his sundance winning, soon to be feature, thunder road and music videos with lil dicky. Thats why every week well take a look at some of the short film worlds best and brightest.
Cummings would later be hired as the singing double for russell means in pocahontas and christopher lloyd in anastasia. Jan 10, 2017 indiewire reached out to some of this years filmmakers, including kristen stewart, jim cummings and laura poitras, to ask about their inspiration, production challenges and future projects. With rae gray, waymond lee, matt miller, pj mccabe. Scenario jim cummings, dustin hahn interpretation matt miller, rae gray. Hilarity and a sad reflection on certain walksof life ensue. Sundance sees a bright future for short films sharegrid blog. One perfectly sized independent feature called thunder road. Oct 16, 2018 the struggling artist going out on his own to make his way. The robbery short above fits here best as it is a wonderful example of you can short a single take short without it being gimmicky or unnecessary. Jim cummings previous short thunder road was a singletake film following a cop played by cummings delivering an unhinged eulogy at his mothers funeral. If you dont remember, jim cummings top 10 short films of 2016 with his memorable film thunder road.
Hes produced many films that have word premiered at the festival and last year he was included in our sxsw film 25 alumni series. Independent filmmaker jim cummings on how filmmakers can. Filmmaker jim cummings talks about his sxsw 2018 narrative. Jim cummings is an independent filmmaker, writer, and director that is working to find new ways to connect to audiences.
Not as good as some of the other shorts in the collection but pretty entertaining nonetheless. Jul 24, 2017 we asked director jim cummings why he makes singletake films. A t the sundance film festival in january 2016, multitasking forceofnature jim cummings unveiled a brilliantly excruciating short about a bereaved cop struggling to say goodbye to his mother at. Hydrangea is the second short film from a triptych by jim cummings titled still life that premiered. So i was writing the thunder road short film in my car on the drives to work.
Jim cummings v jim cummings is a producer and director, known for thunder road 2018, thunder road 2016 and the robbery 2017. Three short films examine key issues in the american cultural conversationincarceration, race, life, death, digital culture, genderthrough a distorted lens. Crystals odyssey from aisle to aisle looking for safety keeps complicating her simple mission, 200 bucks. Crazy dark comedy short about a robbery that goes horribly. Last year, he starred in and directed thunder road, which took home the short film grand jury prize at the sundance film festival.
This dark comedy is meant for a mature audience and although exploring serious topics, it is incredibly hilarious. Hes also been busy behind the camera, returning to sundance this year with another dynamic comedy the robbery. Jim cummings the robbery his followup to last years jury prizewinning thunder road, featuring a hilariously fearless lead performance by rae gray, takes that grim premise and turns it on its head. Shot in one take, the film depicts a police officer giving a eulogy for his mother. From the omnibus minutes, the segment by jim cummings titled the robbery is a funny and sad tale of a drug addict who decides to rob a local convenience store. He explained it to us, and now hes explaining it to you. Robbery is a 1967 british neo noir crime film directed by peter yates and starring stanley baker. I dont think its much of a stretch to say its a clear cut, eggs and bacon masterpiece.
In this short, shot in one continuous take and made by jim cummingscreator of the topic series still life we meet crystal, whos just like any other american millennial. We asked director jim cummings why he makes singletake films. Now cummings has decided to turn down less than thrilling distribution offers and make the risky decision to distribute thunder road himself. From the sundancewinning short film, thunder road follows officer arnaud on a journey to raise his young daughter as a love letter to his late mom. Jim cummings director of the robbery the robbery is a singletake short film about a young woman getting out of her uber to rob a liquor store. Jim cummings bless films film production company based. I movimenti di macchina sono piu audaci, lazione diventa sempre piu complessa man mano che il piano di crystal va a monte. How you see thunder road says a lot about the movie. As youll see, everything goes horribly wrong and things unexpectedly escalate into complete craziness.
Then he turned it into a feature, and it won the grand jury prize at the sxsw film festival. The story, written in collaboration with his friend dustin hahn, was inspired by a real life episode that hahn told jim. The robbery is the first of six episodes of the minutes collection, a fullscreen series by jim cummings and dustin hahn. Jim cummings thunder road follows up his sundance winner with a new singletake short about a cashstrapped woman and her misadventures at a local convenience store. To shoot the film all in one take, writerdirector jim cummings who cowrote with dustin hahn had cinematographer lowell meyer follow the lead actress rae gray through the action in different ways.
Mature themes, great actors, funny videos, short comedy, sad movies. A tragicomic portrait of a failing authority figure in the american south, the film will have you laughing and crying, often at the same time. Watch the robbery a short film by jim cummings crime. Mar 07, 2017 jim cummings follows up his hit singletake short film thunder road which won the sundance short film grand jury prize last year with the robbery, another singletake film about a woman who illadvisedly decides to hold up a convenience store. Jim cummings bless films film production company based in. Jim cummings follows up his hit singletake short film thunder road which won the sundance short film grand jury prize last year with the robbery, another singletake film about a woman who illadvisedly decides to hold up a convenience store. Mar 27, 2017 cummings has kept himself busy in the year since with a couple of acting gigs the marvelous short film us funny and an appearance in the upcoming hulu series the handmaiden. The robbery is a one shot liquor store heist, with none of the planning to pull it off.
Apr 28, 2018 the robbery is a nineminute short film by jim cummings. Watch the robbery by jim cummings on short of the weeka dark comedy about crime in liveactionusa, 9 min. Another short in the film minutes which is sadly not available to log on letterboxd for some reason. The robbery by jim cummings dark comedy short film. In 2018, he became the first voice performer of animation to reprise his roles for a liveaction disney film, reprising the roles of winnie the pooh and tigger for the film christopher robin. This is part of the minutes collection, a fullscreen original. The great train robbery is a 1903 american silent short western film written, produced, and directed by edwin s. Jim cummings is a producer and director, known for thunder road 2018, thunder road 2016 and the robbery 2017. Vanishing angle is a fullservice production studio that nurtures the freshest voices in the independent film community while pushing the limits of speed and efficiency with awardwinning films and series. This week, we bring you jim cummings tragicomic heist flick the robbery. Thunder road is a short comedydrama film written, directed by, and starring jim cummings. Her extremely short attention span the drugs and smartphone dont help either does have one advantage. The short to feature lab by jim cummings kickstarter. Ive spent the past 12 years working in post production as a post supervisor, post producer, online editor, editor, vfx artist, i have delivered 100s of hours of content to networks.