Platonic Bomb
When matters of the heart can no longer be denied.
The Break Down
Platonic Bomb
14 minute Short film/Romantic Comedy/24p
Writer: Eric Schwartz
Director: M. Legend Brown
Synopsis:
Two friends Jordan and Pricilla trying desperately to keep their relationship platonic. When their deeper love and attraction emerges - it explodes inside them. Thus - the "bomb". Jordan and Pricilla have been friends for years and have decided to share an apartment to keep rent low. While their relationship has never moved in a romantic direction in the past, they wind up in bed together the first night. They agree that it was a mistake and a moment of weakness that they can laugh about later. What follows is a series of evenings and outings as friends that couldn't possibly lead to sex and yet, somehow, every morning finds them in bed together. They are both desperate to keep their relationship platonic, but it never seems to work. Why does this keep happening? What is making them do this? The more they fight, the more the urge grows and maybe, just maybe, it's a fight they cannot win.
Production
Characters
Jordan King:A freelance photographer who is struggling to make ends meet. He invites his best friend Pricilla Lily to move in with him. He quickly realizes after the first night that his feeling for her have changed and turned romantic. He suppresses them trying to keep what he chariest the most their friend ship.
Pricilla Lily:
Moves back to the states after earning her masters in education. She lands a job in Dallas, Texas and moves in with her best friend Jordan King. She treasures there relationship and doesn't want to loose what they've built over the last 20 years.
Alyssa Smith:
Pricilla and Jordan's good friend who tries to keep them level headed. Alyssa teaches along side Pricilla. Alyssa is torn between her friendships.
Michael Brown:
Michael is Jordan's and Pricilla's good friend. He tries to keep Jordan level headed without getting entangle in the love triangle.
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Jordan King-Mario Mims
- Pricilla Lily-Brandi Price
- Alyssa Smith-Shea Jones
- Michael Brown-Marty Ezelle
- Mechanic 1-William Brown
- Sectary-Tressa Lavow
- Mechanic 2-Cory Werthen
- Girl Friend-Mariel Mickens
- Mechanic 3-Steve Russell
- Mechanic 4-Ronald Boldware
- Mechanic 5-Tommy
- Man Walking on cell-phone-Eric Schwartz
- Woman with dog-Mary Dalton
- Girl Friend-Nicole Jones
- Boy friend 1-Robbie Graham
- Boyfriend 2-Todd Blankenship
- Tom-Christian Wikoff
- Jennifer-Ashlan Cunningham
- Child 1-Grace Redmon
- Child 2-Jonathon McClendon
- Child 3-Harrison Doff
- Child 4-Alexis Hernandez
- Child 5-Antonio Hernandez
- Child 6-Lydia Petree
- Child 7-Chance Jonas O'Toole
- Child 8-Abby Loncar
- Child 9-Grace Loncar
Crew
- 1st A.D-Todd Blankenship
- Sound mixer-Robert Graham
- Key Makeup-Karen Cripe
- Makeup-Tressa Lavow
- Gaffer-Corey Werthen
- Key Grip-Raymond Clark
- Still Photographer-Steve Russell
- Set Design-Alicia Evans
- Production Assistant-William Brown
- Production Assistant-Geoff
- Catering-Carmen Brown