Sons & Daughters of Thunder is now available to purchase on DVD at Amazon.com.
Discussing the abolition of slavery in 1834 was considered radical, even in the North. Organized by firebrand Theodore Weld (Thomas Alan Taylor), the nation's first public debates at Lane Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio led to near riot conditions in the city. The shocking oratory sparked intense controversy and awakened a young Harriet Beecher Stowe (Jessica Taylor) to the horrors of slavery. Harriet was captivated by Weld's charismatic leadership at a time when Calvin Stowe was trying to win her heart. When school trustees slapped a gag order on the "Lane Rebels" most of the students left in a collective protest. Inspired by Weld and the debates, Harriet later distilled her Cincinnati experiences into the world-wide best-selling novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin." This forgotten true story, brought to the screen by award-winning filmmakers Kelly Rundle and Tammy Rundle, was a prelude to America's Civil War.
Sons & Daughters of Thunder is based by the critically-acclaimed play by Earlene Hawley and Curtis Heeter. The docudrama features a stellar cast assembled by Executive Producer and casting direstor Kimberly Kurtenbach, a film score by William Campbell (composer of the Oscar-nominated documentary Lifeboat), cinematography by award-winning director of photography Kevin Railsback and costumes by Emily Busha.
Sons & Daughters of Thunder was partially funded by a grant from the Quad City Arts, the Illinois Arts Council Agency, with support from Friends of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation, and the Bix Biederbecke Inn. The Moline Foundation and the Shell Rock Community Historical Society served as the fiscal sponsors on the film project. The film is co-produced by Kelly & Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films and Kent Hawley.
Kelly & Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films are the producers of multiple award-winning historical documentaries and the Mid-America Emmy® nominated documentaries Good Earth: Awakening the Silent City, Country School: One Room – One Nation and Letters Home to Hero Street.
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