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Thunder Soul
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Ibrahim Theater at International House
3701 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19104 
Director Mark Landsman in person
Thunder Soul tells the true story of Conrad O Johnson and thelegendary Kashmere Stage Band. It was afros and pleated shirts; James Brown and Bootsy Collins. It was the ’70s, and an inner-city Houston high school was about to make history. Charismatic band leader, Conrad “Prof” Johnson would turn the school’s mediocre jazz band into a legendary funk powerhouse. Now, 35 years later, his students prepare to pay tribute to the man who changed their lives, the 92-year-old Prof. Some haven’t played their horns in decades, still they dust off their instruments determined to retake the stage to show Prof and the world that they’ve still got it.
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Check out Mark Landsman's Master Class on August 11: From Pitch to Premiere ------------------------------------------------------
Mark Landsman is an independent filmmaker and director of the feature documentary, Thunder Soul. The film had its World Premiere at the 2010 SXSW Film Festival where it won an Audience Award for Best Documentary; and has gone on to win the Audience Awards at 2010 Hot Docs and 2010 Dallas International Film Festival. His first film, Peace of Mind, about Palestinian and Israeli youth perspectives on coexistence, won an Audience Award at the Hampton's International Film Festival; screened at Sundance; and aired internationally. His comedic fictional short, Skylab, won Best of Fest at the 2005 Chicago Shorts Festival; and screened in the U.S., Canada and Europe. He is currently developing a fictional feature based on the life of legendary high school band director, Conrad "Prof" Johnson. More info: http://thundersoulmovie.com
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