Sons & Daughters of Thunder

"Thunder" Award-winning Composer William Campbell presents Livestream Concert Sept. 25

Son's & Daughters of Thunder award-winning composer William Campbell will livestream a special concert from his home on his semi-concert grand piano Friday, September 25th, 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. The “Coming Home” concert will showcase music from his 2011 album, including his arrangement of the SAU alma mater Ambrosian Oaks (“Finlandia”), and newer pieces from his forthcoming album.

You're invited to pour a glass of wine and 'escape' into the music of this amazing composer and musician. Bill received an Award of Excellence from the Iowa Motion Picture Association for Son's & Daughters of Thunder's Best Original Score in August.

To attend, click on this livestream link on Friday evening: https://www.facebook.com/WilliamCampbellMusic/posts/1771827912965631.

Click HERE for more details.

Based on the play by Earlene Hawley and Curtis Heeter, the film tells the unforgettable true story of the first-in-the-nation 1834 emancipation debates led by firebrand abolitionist Theodore Weld (Thomas Alan Taylor) in Cincinnati, Ohio, and their effect on a young Harriet Beecher Stowe’s (Jessica Taylor) views of slavery.

The film was co-produced by Kelly & Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films and Kent Hawley, and Executive Producer Kimberly Kurtenbach. Award-winning cinematographer Kevin Railsback served as the Director of Photography.

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. Kimberly Kurtenbach is the Executive Producer of the film.

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, River to River: Iowa's Forgotten Highway 6 and Letters Home to Hero Street (co-produced with WQPT). 

To order any of Fourth Wall Films documentaries or film projects on DVD or view them via streaming, visit SHOP FOURTH WALL FILMS.

 

Iowa Independent Film Festival goes virtual September 7-13

The Iowa Independent Film Festival celebrates its 12th year with a virtual festival this 2020. Sons & Daughters of Thunder is among 40 films selected by the festival jury and will screen online September 7-13th.

An ALL-ACCESS PASS is just $10 and you can view the films (documentaries, shorts, features, local, students, animation) any time during the 7-day window.

Visit https://www.iifilmfestival.org/tickets to get started. 

The Iowa Independent Film Festival was founded in 2007 by screenwriter Richard Schinnow and actress Tanna Frederick. The festival usually screens its official selections at the historic Lake Theatre in Clear Lake, the Mason City Community Theatre in Mason City and Mason City Public Library. This year, due to COVID-19, the festival will celebrate independent films online.

"Our goal as a premiere independent film festival in Iowa is to offer our region opportunities to experience the best in independent filmmaking. With movies spanning the genres of short films, documentaries and features, we look to provide quality entertainment for a wide range of tastes," the IIFF states. 

Sons & Daughters of Thunder recently won seven awards at the 29th Iowa Motion Picture Association's annual award ceremony including the Top Awards for Best Feature Film, Direction, Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Score and two Awards of Achievement for Best Actress and Editing.

Thomas Alan Taylor as Theodore Weld.

Based on the play by Earlene Hawley and Curtis Heeter, the film tells the unforgettable true story of the first-in-the-nation 1834 emancipation debates led by firebrand abolitionist Theodore Weld (Thomas Alan Taylor) in Cincinnati, Ohio, and their effect on a young Harriet Beecher Stowe’s (Jessica Taylor) views of slavery.

The film was co-produced by Kelly & Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films and Kent Hawley, and Executive Producer Kimberly Kurtenbach. Award-winning cinematographer Kevin Railsback served as the Director of Photography.

Jessica Taylor as Harriet Beecher.

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, River to River: Iowa's Forgotten Highway 6 and Letters Home to Hero Street (co-produced with WQPT). 

Mark Winn as abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

Sons & Daughters of Thunder was partially funded by a grant from the Quad City Arts (Illinois Arts Council Agency, Hubbell-Waterman Foundation and Deere and Company); and a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. The Moline Foundation and the Shell Rock Community Historical Society served as the fiscal sponsors for the project. 

To order any of Fourth Wall Films documentaries or film projects on DVD or view them via streaming, visit SHOP FOURTH WALL FILMS.