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Hello Herman, a new feature film directed by Michelle Danner, has wrapped principal photography in Los Angeles. Set in the not so distant future, in Any Town USA, sixteen year old Herman Howards 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, famous journalist Lax Morales, sending him clips of the shootings captured with Herman's own digital camera. In the clips Herman tells Lax, "I want to tell my story on your show". Lax, haunted by his own past, is now face to face with Herman. The movie explores why and how a massacre like this can happen in our society, desensitizing in America, youth violence and bulling, the impact the media has on our individual quest for fame, and ultimately our need for connection. Norman Reedus stars as Lax. Reedus is best known for his work in The Boondock Saints movies and the hit show The Walking Dead as well as Lady Gaga's video Judas. His love interest is played by Martha Higareda, an acclaimed star in her native Mexico who starred with Keanu Reeves in Street Kings. Rob Estes from90210 is playing Chet Clarkson, a political pundit. Andy McPhee from Sons of Anarchy plays Sean Gall, the leader of a white supremacist group. The film also stars newcomer Garrett Backstrom as the teenage shooter Herman Howards.