We sat down with Chad’s old Virginia Tech classmate Kevin Hershner to discuss his film Normal Accidents. Kevin is a writer, director, and actor living in Los Angeles who is currently pitching the movie—his first feature—to festivals.
Normal Accidents is an auteur satire on “one man, one location” films with a lot of levity. But, it’s also a serious meditation on the intrusive nature of technology and how many of us long for escape and quiet, away from the digital record of our flawed lives, our mistakes, and our regrets. It poses the question, how can we heal our minds and be our best selves when we can’t escape our digital ghosts?
We very much enjoyed it, and we think you will too. Check it out, a link is in the show notes.
The three of us also hung out for a while after the interview to discuss the state of Hollywood blockbusters, the overuse of special effects, and how social media is shaping movies and giving them a shelf life. Plus, you get to hear Kevin’s intriguing take on the underlying meta-themes of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.
Show Notes:
Normal Accidents website:
https://www.normalaccidents.com
Normal Accidents on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/normalaccidentsmovie/
Kevin’s website:
https://www.kevinhershner.com/
Kevin’s podcasts:
https://www.kevinhershner.com/video-podcasts
Kid Julius short film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqzWrYr0vi8
Intro Music: https://pixabay.com/music/indie-pop-fun-punk-opener-14343/
Other Music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-105/ and https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-rock-it-21275/
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