Bombshell

**2018 · 6:03 · written by Barry Gribble · produced by Lee Perna · directed by William R. Coughlan**
Binjamen, irate after a conflict with a local sushi chef, decides to take revenge — in an extreme fashion. But when he meets the vacationing Lynette, he is instantly smitten... and has to reconsider his plans for vengeance when it seems she may be caught up in his actions.
The Tohubohu troupe returns to the 48 Hour Film Project entry for Washington, DC with “Bombshell,” a comedy about the dual absurdities of overreaction and instant infatuation. Written by “The Least Among Us” scribe Barry Gribble and produced by “The Greater Evil” producer Lee Perna, the film was created entirely over the weekend of May 4th through the 6th, 2018, and premiered at the AFI Silver Theatre on Saturday, May 29th.

TOHUBOHU PRODUCTIONS presents a 48 HOUR FILM PROJECT “BOMBSHELL” starring EDWARD DANIELS SCHUYLER ATKINS NELLO DeBLASIO ERIN ROSE COUGHLAN edited by WILLIAM R. COUGHLAN director of photography DAN FOSTER music by BRIAN WILBUR GRUNDSTROM associate producer MEREDITH SIMS executive producers WILLIAM R. COUGHLAN LEE PERNA written by BARRY GRIBBLE produced by LEE PERNA directed by WILLIAM R. COUGHLAN

Bombshell — Full Movie

Bombshell — Original Trailer

http://www.tohubohu.tv/bombshell Binjamen, irate after a conflict with a local sushi chef, decides to take revenge — in an extreme fashion. But when he meets the vacationing Lynette, he is instantly smitten... an has to reconsider his plans for vengeance when it seems she may be caught up in his actions. Written by Barry Gribble Produced by Lee Perna Directed by William R. Coughlan Starring Edward Daniels, Schuyler Atkins, Nello DeBlasio, Erin Rose Coughlan Edited by William R. Coughlan Director of Photography Dan Foster Associate Producer Meredith Y. Sims Executive Producers William R. Coughlan & Lee Perna ©2018 Tohubohu Productions

Bombshell — Spot

http://www.tohubohu.tv/bombshell GOLD AWARD: Independent Short • TIVA Peer Awards 2018 • Washington, DC BRONZE AWARD: Editing - Fiction • TIVA Peer Awards 2018 • Washington, DC NOMINEE: BEST COMEDY: 48 Hour Film Project 2018 • Washington, DC NOMINEE: BEST WRITING: 48 Hour Film Project 2018 • Washington, DC NOMINEE: BEST ACTOR – COMEDY (Edward Daniels): 48 Hour Film Project 2018 • Washington, DC “BEST OF” SELECTION: 48 Hour Film Project 2018 • Washington, DC OFFICIAL SELECTION: Baltimore Comedy Festival’s First Sketchfest 2018 • Baltimore, Maryland OFFICIAL SELECTION: Alexandria Film Festival 2018 • Alexandria, Virginia OFFICIAL SELECTION: Strasburg Film Festival 2018 • Strasburg, Virginia Binjamen, irate after a conflict with a local sushi chef, decides to take revenge — in an extreme fashion. But when he meets the vacationing Lynette, he is instantly smitten... an has to reconsider his plans for vengeance when it seems she may be caught up in his actions. Written by Barry Gribble Produced by Lee Perna Directed by William R. Coughlan Starring Edward Daniels, Schuyler Atkins, Nello DeBlasio, Erin Rose Coughlan Edited by William R. Coughlan Director of Photography Dan Foster Associate Producer Meredith Y. Sims Executive Producers William R. Coughlan & Lee Perna ©2018 Tohubohu Productions

Bombshell — Meet the Team

http://www.tohubohu.tv/bombshell Binjamen, irate after a conflict with a local sushi chef, decides to take revenge — in an extreme fashion. But when he meets the vacationing Lynette, he is instantly smitten... an has to reconsider his plans for vengeance when it seems she may be caught up in his actions. Written by Barry Gribble Produced by Lee Perna Directed by William R. Coughlan Starring Edward Daniels, Schuyler Atkins, Nello DeBlasio, Erin Rose Coughlan Edited by William R. Coughlan Director of Photography Dan Foster Associate Producer Meredith Y. Sims Executive Producers William R. Coughlan & Lee Perna ©2018 Tohubohu Productions

Bombshell — First Shot (360° Video)

http://www.tohubohu.tv/bombshell Binjamen, irate after a conflict with a local sushi chef, decides to take revenge — in an extreme fashion. But when he meets the vacationing Lynette, he is instantly smitten... an has to reconsider his plans for vengeance when it seems she may be caught up in his actions. Written by Barry Gribble Produced by Lee Perna Directed by William R. Coughlan Starring Edward Daniels, Schuyler Atkins, Nello DeBlasio, Erin Rose Coughlan Edited by William R. Coughlan Director of Photography Dan Foster Associate Producer Meredith Y. Sims Executive Producers William R. Coughlan & Lee Perna ©2018 Tohubohu Productions

“In a conversation with François Truffaut, Alfred Hitchcock explained the difference between surprise and suspense, using the illustration of a bomb underneath a table. To paraphrase the master himself, if two people are having a conversation and a bomb suddenly goes off, then we as the filmic audience are clearly surprised. But if we first see the bomb — and its rapidly decreasing countdown timer — but the characters are oblivious to its existence, then we suddenly become intensely engaged in whatever innocuous conversation is going on: our keen awareness of the impending explosion generates suspense. For ‘Bombshell,’ we decided to play up that concept for comedic effect, both by having just one character aware of the bomb’s placement and by heightening the underlying absurdity of the premise. Hitchcock, of course, had one caveat to his explanation — that whatever happens, the bomb can never go off — but an answer as to whether or not we adhere to that mandate will require a viewing of the film itself.”

— William R. Coughlan