Kevin R Hershberger
Director, Screenwriter, Producer
Filmmaker Kevin R. Hershberger grew up in Maryland, but moved to Virginia while attending the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. He majored 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. With partner D.J. Perry the company produced the award-winning dramatic, Korean War-set short film "The Nest" (1999) – which aired on PBS and which has recently been released on DVD. Kevin next wrote and directed LionHeart's multi-award-winning feature film, "Wicked Spring" (2001) -- An epic character study of lost soldiers during the American Civil War. "Wicked Spring" has already won two awards for ‘Best Cinematography’ and Kevin’s awards include ‘Best Director’ and ‘Best Action Feature’ at the 2002 New York International Independent Film Festival. Ardustry Home Entertainment released the film worldwide on home video/DVD in December 2003. The release has been a phenomenal success so far with more than 100,000 DVDs sold.
Kevin's worked on the big-budget feature films "Glory," "Gettysburg," "The Love Letter," "The Patriot" and on CBS TV's hit reality show "The Amazing Race." He was featured in Showtime's "Assault at West Point" starring Samuel L. Jackson and Sam Waterston. Back in September 1999 Kevin produced and directed a 60-minute Civil War musical concert film for the 2nd South Carolina String band. In the summer of 2008, a 'special edition' of this musical film will be released on DVD. In December 2002, Kevin worked on the music video to legend Bob Dylan’s "Cross the Green Mountain;"
In 2003, Kevin wrote and directed "Mystic Motel" ('Best Director' at the 2004 Vision Film Festival); and a national commercial for Time/Warner Books and best-selling author David Baldacci. In early 2004, Kevin shot and directed the short film "The Image,"
In 2004-2005, Kevin worked as 2nd Unit Director for Eleventh Day Entertainment's new documentary "For Love of Liberty," the story of African-American soldiers from the Revolution to Iraq. This 3-hour program will air nationally, and is hosted by Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry, and features the voice talents of Mel Gibson, Ossie Davis, Susan Sarandon, Jonathan Pryce and John Goodman.
In 2006, Kevin produced and directed interpretive films for the Green Spring and Yorktown Battlefields (225th anniversary events), as well as a new series of 35, hour-long documentary films for "The American Soldier Series" - a DVD series created by Kevin and partner John D. Pagano. The first DVD is titled "Von Steuben's Continentals: The First American Army," and the second will be the story of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Kevin also has plans for several follow-up feature films to shoot in the next few years.
As director, producer and screenwriter, Kevin completed work in 2006 on his second major feature film, "No Retreat From Destiny" which was distributed nationwide on DVD. The 106 minute film is a docu-drama detailing the third grand Confederate invasion of the north in 1864, and the ill-fated attack on Washington, D.C. and President Abraham Lincoln. In September 2006, Kevin directed/produced the new Indie-film "The Scarlet Letters" for production company Virginia Reel, LLC. This film is part of a seven-story feature about the seven deadly sins.
In 2007, Kevin worked as the Historical Military Coordinator for the HBO, Tom Hanks produced mini-series "John Adams," and as Historical Coordinator for the upcoming feature documentary "Lafayette: The Lost Hero."
Also in 2007, Kevin founded a new production company based in Virginia - Race Day Films, LLC. This company produces human-powered sports films centered in the world of triathlons and marathons throughout the United States.
For 2008, Kevin will co-write/direct/produce an exciting new feature-length docu-drama titled, "Gettysburg: Darkest Days & Finest Hours." He'll also shot and direct a new DVD documentary on the 1778 Battle of Monmouth, as well as release a compilation DVD of his short form film projects for sale via the company website.
Kevin wrote his first screenplay while at VMI and most of his 15 scripts, thus far, deal with his passion for American history.
Several years ago, Kevin was featured in a segment of Indie-film guru John Pierson's cable television series "Split Screen" airing on the Independent Film Channel and Bravo. Of late, Kevin is a founder of the new Virginia Production Alliance, judge for the Virginia Governor’s Screenwriting Competition, and Jury panelist for the VCU International Student Film Festival. Kevin also sits on the advisory panel of the Virginia Governor's Motion Picture Committee and the Virginia Motion Picture Incentive Task Force.
Kevin has recently worked with companies Partisan Pictures (N.Y.C.), Tapestry International (N.J.), Indigo Films (San Fran.), Edelman Productions (San Fran.) and Digital Ranch (L.A.) on several projects for the History Channel, National Geographic and Discovery Networks. As a Director/Writer/Producer, Kevin fine-tuned his craft as a twelve-year member and officer of the prestigious Virginia Screenwriters Forum. "Wicked Spring," and all of LionHeart's upcoming feature projects represents Kevin's continued desire to show humanity and strong characters in exciting, historical-fact based projects.
Since 1999, Kevin's film projects have been awarded 57 national and international film festival and industry awards.
He currently lives and works in Richmond, Virginia.

EDUCATION B.A., Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia
Major: International Studies
Minors: History & Fine Arts
PERSONAL Prior-military, 8 years as Military Intelligence Officer, U.S. Army

LIST OF PROJECTS THAT KEVIN'S BEEN INVOLVED WITH:
Historical Producer "Secrets of the Founding Fathers" (2009) Digital Ranch Productions/History Channel
Historical Producer: "Ninety-Six National Battlefield Park" Interpretive Film (2009) High Noon Productions / Great Divide Pictures
Historical Producer "Belleau Woods, June 6 1918" (2009) Batwin & Robin/National Museum of the Marine Corps
Director / Producer / Editor / D.P. "The Battle of Atlanta 145th Anniversary DVD" (2008) LionHeart FilmWorks
Co-Director / Producer: "Vicksburg National Battlefield Park" Interpretive Film (2009) Northern Light Productions
Historical Producer & Military Coordinator "Lincoln's Last Night" (2008) VidiCom, Hamburg, Germany
Director / Producer / Editor / Cinematographer "Hush" (2008) LionHeart FilmWorks
Director / Producer / Editor / D.P. "The Battle of Chickamauga: 145th Anniversary DVD" (2009) LionHeart FilmWorks
Historical & Military Coordinator "We The People" (2008) Imax Documentary, Inland Sea Productions / Smithsonian
Director / Producer / Editor / D.P. "Monmouth 1778: Battle for the North DVD" (2008) LionHeart FilmWorks
Director / Producer: "Primal Quest Sprint Series" (2008) Race Day Films, LLC
Historical Advisor / Historical Wardrobe, "Poe" & "Drift" (2008), La Femis/VCU Cinema
Director / Producer / Editor / D.P. "Gettysburg: Darkest Days & Finest Hours" (2008) LionHeart FilmWorks
Director / Producer: "The Nation's Triathlon" (2008) Race Day Films, LLC
Director / Producer / Editor / D.P. "White Oak Museum Documentary (working title)" (2008) LionHeart FilmWorks
Director / Producer: "The Annapolis Triathlon" (2007) Race Day Films, LLC
Historical Military Coordinator "Lafayette: The Lost Hero" (2007) Documentary, The Documentary Group/Storyville
Director / Producer / Editor / D.P. "The Battle of Cooch's Bridge 230th Anniversary DVD" (2007) LionHeart FilmWorks
Production Supervisor, Commercial "The Worlds of Busch Gardens" Busch Entertainment (2007) Mirror Films
Historical Advisor / Costume Designer, "Lustig" (2007), Red Cactus Films
Director / Producer / Editor "Fury" (2007) LionHeart FilmWorks
Production Supervisor, Commercial "The Griffon: Legend" Busch Gardens Europe (2007) Mirror Films
Director / Co-Creator / Co-Writer "Eyewitness History" (2007) SERIES PILOT - The History Channel
Historical Military Coordinator "John Adams" (2007) Mini-Series - HBO / Playtone
Director / Producer / Editor / D.P. "The Life and Death of the Army of Northern Virginia DVD" (2008) LionHeart FilmWorks
Director / Producer / Editor / D.P. "Yorktown: Battle for Victory 225th Anniversary DVD" (2007) LionHeart FilmWorks
Director / Producer / Editor "The Scarlet Letters" (2006) Short Film (segment of the feature film titled "Seven Deadly Sins")
Re-enactor Coordinator / Field Producer "Rebel" (2006) PBS Documentary
Director / Producer / Editor / D.P. "The Battle of Green Spring 225th Anniversary DVD" (2006) LionHeart FilmWorks
Director / Producer / Editor / D.P. "Von Steuben's Continentals: The First American Army DVD" (2006) LionHeart FilmWorks
Director (2nd Unit)/Camera Operator/Segment Producer, "From All Sides: The Battle of Fredericksburg" (2006) The History Channel/Digital Ranch
Director (2nd Unit - all live-action sequences), "For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots" (November 2007) Eleventh Day Entertainment
Director / Cinematographer, more than 150 commercials, C.G.I. Communications, Rochester, New York (2004-2008)
Director / Writer, "No Retreat From Destiny: The Battle That Rescued Washington" (2004)
Co-Director / Cinematographer "The Image" 2004
Director / Writer "Mystic Motel" 2003
Director / Writer / Executive Producer, "Wicked Spring" 2003 (currently in distribution with Allumination FilmWorks Home Entertainment)
Director, 2003 -- Commercial "Split Second by David Baldacci." Time/Warner Books
Historical Producer & Coordinator "Cross the Green Mountain" 2002, Music Video -- Bob Dylan
Director / Writer, "Wesley Culp" & "The Last Goodbye" 2000 -2001
Director / Writer, "Far, Far From Home: Music and Camp Scenes from the War Between the States" -- 2nd South Carolina String Band Music Video, 1999
Supervising Producer, "The Flock" 1999
Director / Writer, "The Nest" 1999
Director / Writer, "Angel of Marye's Heights" 1998 (unreleased)
"The Battle of Bunker Hill" 2006 -- 1775 Virginia Militiaman
"The American Experience: Alexander Hamilton" 2007, PBS/Middlemarch Films -- 1780s New York Gentleman
"We Fight to Be Free" 2006, Greystone Communications/Mount Vernon Ladies Association -- Continental Militia Soldier, 1776 & Virginia Irregular, 1755.
"The Battle of Cowpens" 2006, Great Divide/Cowpens NPS -- Continental Soldier, 1781 period
"The Revolution" 2006, Partisan Pictures/The History Channel -- Continental Soldier, 1777
Key Wardrobe Supervisor, "The Revolution" 2006, Partisan Pictures/The History Channel
"Freemason Mysteries" 2006, The History Channel -- Anti-Freemason, 1840s
"Antietam: The Bloodiest Day" 2006, The History Channel, '10 Days That Unexpectadly Changed America' -- Union Soldier in The Cornfield
"The Amazing Race: Season 8" 2005, CBS Television, Worldrace Productions -- Union Soldier
"Fields of Freedom" 2005, Greystone Productions -- 1863, Confederate & Union Soldiers
"100 Greatest Discoveries" 2005, Discovery Channel/Think Films -- 1846, Doctor Jones
"War So Terrible" 2005, Historical Films Group/Media Magic, Pamplin Historical Park -- Confederate Soldier 1861
"Battlefield Detectives" 2004, Grenada Television/Discovery Channel -- Union & Confederate Soldiers
"Spotsylvania" 2004, Wide Awake Films -- Union Soldier, Battle of the Wilderness
"Viva la Bam" 2004, MTV Series Episode -- Confederate Soldier
"Stoney Point..." 2003, Commercial -- 19th Cent. Gentleman
"Super 8 Motels, Inc." 2002, TV Commercial
"Wicked Spring: The Making of an Independent Epic" 2001, 60-minute documentary film
"The Patriot" 1999 -- Member of Mel Gibson's Militia
"Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided" 1999 -- PBS-WGBH, David Grubin Productions -- Union Soldier
"Legacy" 1999, UPN TV -- Horse Racing Episode
"Split Screen" 1999, Bravo/IFC -- Segment Subject
"Antietam: A Documentary Drama" 1998, Media Magic -- Confederate Soldier(s)
"The Love Letter" 1997 Hallmark -- Union Soldier
"Civil War Journal: Nathan Bedford Forrest" 1994 Greystone/A&E/The History Channel -- Confederate Courier
"Ghosts of Gettysburg" 1994 Greystone/A&E/The History Channel -- Confederate Hospital Ghost
"Red Badge" 1994, Musical Stage Adaptation of Stephen Craine story -- Historical Advisor, Costume Designer, Props.
"Assault at West Point" 1993 -- 1880s West Point Cadet (SAG role), V.M.I. Cadet Coordinator/Wrangler
"Gettysburg" 1992 -- Confederate Soldier
"Glory" 1989 -- Confederate Soldier