Jim Cummings (filmmaker)

Jim Cummings
Jim Cummings
Born	1985/1986 (age 35–36); New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Emerson College (BFA)
Occupation	Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Composer, Cinematographer
Years active	2009–present

Jim Cummings (born c. 1985) is an American filmmaker.[1][2][3] He is known for writing, directing and starring in the 2016 short film Thunder Road,[4] which he also remade into a 2018 feature film of the same name.[5] He also wrote, directed and starred in the 2020 film The Wolf of Snow Hollow.[6][7][8][9]

For his work in Thunder Road (2018), Cummings won the South by Southwest Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature.[10] He was also nominated for the 2018 Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award for his work in Thunder Road.[11][12]

Cummings is from New Orleans.[13][14]

Select filmography

Year	Film	Director	Writer	Producer	Editor	Notes
2009	Brothers	Yes				Short film
2010	No Floodwall Here	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Feature directorial debut
2012	The Flamingo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Short film; also sound editor
2013	Timmy Muldoon and the Search for the Shadoweyes Bandit			Associate		Short film
2013	Euphonia			Co-Producer		Short film
2014	Confusion Through Sand			Yes		Short film
2014	This is Jay Calvin				Yes	Short film
2015	The Grief of Others			Yes
	All Your Favorite Shows!			Executive		Short film
	Krisha			Associate
	13 Cameras			Yes
	A Morning Light			Yes
2016	Us Funny	Co-director				Short film; co-directed by Julia Bates
	Call Your Father	Assistant				Short film
	Thunder Road	Yes	Yes			Short film
	Summer Park			Yes		Short film
2017	The Mountains of Mourne	Yes	Yes			Short film
	Hydrangea	Yes	Yes			Short film
	The Robbery	Yes	Yes			Short film
	It's All Right, It's Ok	Yes	Yes			Short film
2018	Krista			Executive		Short film
2018	Thunder Road	Yes	Yes		Yes	Also composer
2019	Golf!			Yes	Yes	Short film
2019	June			Executive		Short film
2020	Deep Down			Executive		Short film
	Beast Beast			Yes
	The Surrogate			Co-executive
	The Wolf of Snow Hollow	Yes	Yes
	In a Silent Way			Executive
TBA	The Beta Test	Co-director	Co-writer			Co-written and co-directed by PJ McCabe
	Disfluency			Executive
	Snake Oil Song			Executive
	Gary	Yes		Executive		Short film

Acting roles

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2014	This is Jay Calvin	Jay Calvin	Short film
2015	13 Cameras	Paul
2016	Thunder Road	Jimmy Arnaud	Short film
2017	The Mountains of Mourne	Jim	Short film
2017	The Show About the Show	YouTube Commentator
2018	Thunder Road	Officer Jim Arnaud
2019	Greener Grass	Rob
2020	The Wolf of Snow Hollow	John Marshall
2020	The Block Island Sound	Dale
TBA	The Beta Test	Jordan

Awards and nominations

Film festival awards

Year	Festival	Film	Award	Result	Notes
2014	USA Film Festival	Confusion Through Sand	Animation	1st Place	Shared with Danny Madden and Benjamin Wiessner
	Indie Grits, US		Animated Grit	Won	Shared with Danny Madden and Benjamin Wiessner
	Indianapolis International Film Festival		American Spectrum Prize - Best Short	Won	Shared with Danny Madden and Benjamin Wiessner
	Gothenburg Indie Film Fest		Peace Award - Best Animation	Won	Shared with Danny Madden and Benjamin Wiessner
2016	Sundance Film Festival	Thunder Road	Grand Jury Prize - Short Film	Won
	SXSW Film Festival		Grand Jury Award for Narrative Short	Nominated
	SXSW Film Festival		Special Jury Award for Acting	Won
	Rainier Independent Film Festival		Best Short Narrative	Won
	Provincetown International Film Festival		Jury Award - Best Narrative Short	Won
	Philadelphia Film Festival		Jury Award - Best Short Film	Nominated
	Palm Springs International ShortFest		Special Jury Award	Won
	Los Angeles Film Festival		Jury Prize - Outstanding Performance	Won
	HollyShorts Film Festival		Best Short Narrative	Won
	ÉCU Film Festival		Festival Award - Non-European Shorts	Won
	Chicago International Film Festival		Audience Choice Award - Best Short Film	Won
	Champs-Élysées Film Festival		Best American Short Film	Won
	Champs-Élysées Film Festival		Audience Award	Won
	Atlanta Film Festival		Jury Award - Best Short Film	Won
	Anchorage International Film Festival		Best Short Film	Won
	Rainier Independent Film Festival		Best Short Narrative	Won
	ShortList Film Festival		Creators League Prize	Won
2017	Sundance Film Festival	The Robbery	Grand Jury Prize - Short Film	Nominated
	SXSW Film Festival		Grand Jury Award - Narrative Short	Nominated
	Champs-Élysées Film Festival		Best American Short	Won
	Anchorage International Film Festival		Best Super Short Film	Won
	Kinsale Shark Awards	It's All Right, It's Ok	Best International Short Film (under 5 mins)	Nominated
2018	SXSW Film Festival	Thunder Road	Grand Jury Prize - Narrative Feature	Won
	Sidewalk Film Festival		Best Narrative Feature	Won
	Seattle International Film Festival		Grand Jury Prize - New American Cinema Competition	Won
	Seattle International Film Festival		Golden Space Needle Award- Best Actor	Nominated
	Deauville American Film Festival		Grand Prix	Won
	Nashville Film Festival		Grand Jury Prize - New Director	Won
	Fayetteville Film Festival		Best Narrative Feature	Won
	Philadelphia Film Festival		Archie Award- Best First Feature	Nominated
	Munich Film Festival		Best Film by an Emerging Director	Nominated
	Buffalo International Film Festival		Best Feature Narrative	Nominated
	Athens Film Festival		Best Picture	Nominated
	Heartland Film Festival		Grand Prize - Narrative Feature	Nominated

Independent Spirit Awards

Year	Film	Award	Result	Notes
2019	Thunder Road	John Cassavetes Award	Nominated	Shared with Natalie Metzger, Zack Parker and Benjamin Weissner

References

Horton, H. Perry (28 June 2017). "Short(s) of the Day: A New Triptych of Films from Jim Cummings". Film School Rejects. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
Rubin, Rebecca (24 June 2020). "Vanishing Angle Sets Jim Cummings Thriller 'The Beta Test' as Next Film (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
Winfrey, Graham (14 July 2017). "How One Sundance Short Led to a $150,000 Production Deal (and Much More)". IndieWire. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
gayne, Zach (21 July 2016). "Interview: Jim Cummings Takes Hold on Thunder Road". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
Sarachan, Risa (3 January 2019). "Independent Filmmaker Jim Cummings On How Filmmakers Can Create And Distribute Without Help". Forbes. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
Swope, Michelle. "Interview – Director Jim Cummings on the Hair-Raising Creature Effects in The Wolf of Snow Hollow and Working With the Legendary Robert Forster". Dread Central. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
Means, Sean P. (9 October 2020). "For director of 'Wolf of Snow Hollow,' filming a werewolf movie in Utah was like 'winter summer camp'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
Thompson, Simon (7 October 2020). "Jim Cummings Talks 'The Wolf Of Snow Hollow' And Making Movie Magic On A Budget". Forbes. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
Hermanns, Grant (9 October 2020). "CS Interview: Writer/Director/Star Jim Cummings on The Wolf of Snow Hollow". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
Haring, Bruce (13 March 2018). "SXSW Film Festival Jury Awards: 'Thunder Road' By Jim Cummings Wins Narrative". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
Lewis, Hilary (16 November 2018). "Independent Spirit Awards: 'Eighth Grade,' 'First Reformed' Among Best Feature Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
Goldberg, Matt (16 November 2018). "'We the Animals', 'Eighth Grade', and 'You Were Never Really Here' Lead Independent Spirit Awards". Collider. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
Richards, Olly (28 May 2019). "'Thunder Road' director Jim Cummings: 'I failed for so many years'". Time Out. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
Nicholson, Tom (28 May 2019). "How To Make The Year's Funniest, Saddest And Cheapest Indie Film". Esquire. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

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[1] Horton, H. Perry (28 June 2017). "Short(s) of the Day: A New Triptych of Films from Jim Cummings". Film School Rejects. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[2] Rubin, Rebecca (24 June 2020). "Vanishing Angle Sets Jim Cummings Thriller 'The Beta Test' as Next Film (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[3] Winfrey, Graham (14 July 2017). "How One Sundance Short Led to a $150,000 Production Deal (and Much More)". IndieWire. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[4] yne, Zach (21 July 2016). "Interview: Jim Cummings Takes Hold on Thunder Road". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[5] Sarachan, Risa (3 January 2019). "Independent Filmmaker Jim Cummings On How Filmmakers Can Create And Distribute Without Help". Forbes. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[6] Swope, Michelle. "Interview – Director Jim Cummings on the Hair-Raising Creature Effects in The Wolf of Snow Hollow and Working With the Legendary Robert Forster". Dread Central. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[7] Means, Sean P. (9 October 2020). "For director of 'Wolf of Snow Hollow,' filming a werewolf movie in Utah was like 'winter summer camp'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[8] Thompson, Simon (7 October 2020). "Jim Cummings Talks 'The Wolf Of Snow Hollow' And Making Movie Magic On A Budget". Forbes. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[9] Hermanns, Grant (9 October 2020). "CS Interview: Writer/Director/Star Jim Cummings on The Wolf of Snow Hollow". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[10] Haring, Bruce (13 March 2018). "SXSW Film Festival Jury Awards: 'Thunder Road' By Jim Cummings Wins Narrative". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[11] Lewis, Hilary (16 November 2018). "Independent Spirit Awards: 'Eighth Grade,' 'First Reformed' Among Best Feature Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[12] Goldberg, Matt (16 November 2018). "'We the Animals', 'Eighth Grade', and 'You Were Never Really Here' Lead Independent Spirit Awards". Collider. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[13] Richards, Olly (28 May 2019). "'Thunder Road' director Jim Cummings: 'I failed for so many years'". Time Out. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[14] Nicholson, Tom (28 May 2019). "How To Make The Year's Funniest, Saddest And Cheapest Indie Film". Esquire. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

Works by Jim Cummings
Films directed and written	No Floodwall Here (2010) The Flamingo (2012) Us Funny (2016) Thunder Road (2016 short film) The Mountains of Mourne (2017) Hydrangea (2017) The Robbery (2017) It's All Right, It's Ok (2017) Thunder Road (2018 feature film) The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020) The Beta Test (TBA)
Films directed only	Gary (TBA)
Films produced only	Confusion Through Sand (2014) The Grief of Others (2015) 13 Cameras (2015) A Morning Light (2015) Summer Park (2016) Golf! (2019) Beast Beast (2020)
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