Welcome to your project
We have a passion for history and are dedicated to authentically bringing this powerful story into the 21st century to preserve it for and to inspire future generations. We are creating a version of the film that stays true to the essence of the original novel while raising the bar for historical accuracy. We need your help.
“The Red Badge of Courage” by Stephen Crane is a timeless story of bravery, fear, and redemption set during the American Civil War. It is time it had an authentic retelling.
Every penny raised will go toward ensuring that we have the most authentic details and highest production values possible.
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This is a big, ambitious project, and we welcome and thank you for any support you can provide. Now you can donate through PayPal. All of this money will go towards funding our next round of shooting - to finish this film in a way you can be proud of.
Writer, Director, and Executive Producer
Kevin R. Hershberger
Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker Kevin R. Hershberger's various productions have been awarded more than 70 national and international film festival and industry awards. He attended the Virginia Military Institute to major in International Studies and History, graduating with the class of 1995. He then served as a Military Intelligence Officer in the United States Army.
Kevin is founder and President of LionHeart FilmWorks, LLC, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia -- along with the subsidiaries Historical Wardrobe and Reenactment Stock Footage. A ceaseless student, Kevin is also a member of the Company of Military Historians, Costume Society of America and the Army Historical Foundation.
He first wrote and directed the multi-award-winning feature film, "Wicked Spring" (2001) -- An epic character study of soldiers during the American Civil War.
For the past two decades, Kevin has worked on scores of museum film projects, multi-part series, docu-dramas, commercials and features for national and international distribution via broadcast, streaming and on-demand.
