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Based on: A Guide to Nuclear Detonation at Tribeca Film Festival By Emerson Rosenthal

‘the bomb’ is an experiential technology art film/performance created by USA (United Visual Artists). Along with a band called ‘The Acid’, the experience aims to allow people to primitively experience the immense power, “epicness, awe, perhaps alarm” of nuclear weapons. This is achieved through large film played on the LED screens surrounding the audience in different directions as well as the performance of the band.  The film itself is directed by Smriti Keshari and Kevin Ford. The collective began the project a year before it was presented when they were first contacted by Keshari to attempt the project. The bomb does not require any ‘first word art’ as there have been immersive film experiences achieved before. Keshari and Ford were inspired by ‘Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety’. The book warns of the immense power nuclear weapons hold over humanity and the danger of being complicit with their mishandling. Currently, many younger people that have never lived during the nuclear war are unable to comprehend the immensity of nuclear weapons on an empathetic level. The bomb points at the potential of technology to create an experience that goes beyond a documentary about nuclear weapons, but also surrounds their bodies and shakes the ‘epic-ness’ of the potential of nuclear weaponry into their comprehension.

Experience the video: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thebombfilm