by Nathan Southern
synopsis
Writer-director Ian Olds's fourteen-minute short Bomb begins with a situation that feels deceptively sweet, and cloaked in innocence, as two adolescents flirt with one another on the rim of a now-defunct bombing range. As the two head home, however, they run head-first into bitter disillusionment, engendered by adult attempts to undo the strands of their friendship. Melissa Leo, John Magaro and Naomi Aborn co-star.
