Warner Bros, Gravitas & Freestyle
Presents
HELLO HERMAN
A FILM BY MICHELLE DANNER
Opens Friday, June 7th, 2013
NYC || LA
in 15 major cities across North America, with simultaneous availability
on Time Warner On-Demand in 100 million US homes
Directed by: Michelle Danner
Screenplay by: John Buffalo Mailer
Starring: Norman Reedus, Martha Higareda, Garrett Backstrom, Rob Estes, Andy McPhee
Producers: Norman Reedus, Ed Cha, Alexandra Guarnieri, Brian Drillinger
Executive Produced by Valerie Debler, Dickran Dadourian, Polo Herman, Jerry Katell. Benjamin Statler
Cinematography by: Sandra Valde Edited by : Christian Kinnard and Bradford Holt
http://www.hellohermanthemovie.com/
Link to trailer:
Set in the not so distant future, in Any Town USA, sixteen year old Herman Howards (Garrett Backstrom) makes a fateful decision. He enters his suburban school and kills thirty nine students, two teachers, and a police officer.
Just before his arrest he emails his idol, journalist Lax Morales (Norman Reedus). “I want to tell my story on your show”
Lax, haunted by his own fateful past and the loss of his love Isa Luz (Martha Higareda), now sits face to face with Herman. As he helps Herman to explore and understand his demons Lax must finally face his own.
A Message from director Michelle Danner:
“HELLO HERMAN is a story that depicts what happens when our children fall through the cracks. Bullying and cyber bullying in schools (and in life) is a worldwide issue. More than ever it’s on the forefront of a national conversation. Fifteen years ago we didn’t have as many school shootings as we do now. Youth violence is escalating. The problem is due in part to the fact that our children are so addicted to technology that it has stopped them from connecting to one another.
When I hear about a kid that commits an act of violence in their school, my heart stops. When a child is isolated and ostracized and gets no emotional support, it can easily spiral downhill and turn into a car crash. We’ve witnessed these types of tragedies time and time again.
HELLO HERMAN came across my desk in 2008 as a play written by John Buffalo Mailer. Immediately I felt compelled by the subject matter. It’s a tough subject, but a crucial one to explore. My favorite genre of movie is romantic comedies, not provocative social dramas. But I had to make this movie.
I have asked myself many times why this was important to me. I don’t know if it’s because I’m a mother but I believe that every child needs to be unconditionally loved. For me personally, whenever innocence gets squashed and people are cruel to one another, it provokes a lot of sadness. I feel that most of the time it all could have been avoided if we had all done our part. When I was young I was one of the only ones in our school that intervened when someone was being bullied. I could never shut up, I had to step in. “
Opens Friday, June 7th
Cinema Village / NYC
Laemmle Noho / LA
Atlanta – Plaza Theatre
Miami – Palace 18
Tempe/Phoenix – Harkins Valley Art Tempe
Cleveland – Great Lakes, Mentor, OH
Modesto/Sacramento – Brenden 18
El Paso – Premiere 18
St. Louis – Jamestown 14
Lake Park, Florida – Mos’ Art
Philadelphia – Montgomeryville Stadium 12
Albuquerque – The Guild
Boonton, New Jersey – Darress Theatre
Lake Worth, Florida -The Stonzek Theater
Shreveport, Louisiana – The Robinson
