Struck

Hotbed Director Stokes McIntyre, Producer Vieve Haag and DP, John Kiffmeyer were on their way back from a GSK shoot in San Diego when their plane was struck by lighting. They were experiencing terrible turbulence and were in a steep bank and decent when suddenly a blinding flash blasted through the windows followed by a bang of thunder. They were certain they were going down. Vieve returned to San Francisco and got a hair cut. John researched the phenomenon for weeks. Stokes has a hard time talking about it.

Side note: The same series of storms felled a tree on Stokes' house. Damage was minimal.

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