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Title: BO:OM
Runtime: 4 min
Country: Canada
Director: Kamil Galin
Placement: Award of Merit
Competition: September, 2024
Synopsis: In a tense black-and-white world, infiltrates the basement of a corporate building, the scene lit only by a stark, solitary bulb. Gunshots echo as he enters, scanning an empty room before discovering a bomb on a central platform. Faced with a countdown and a tangle of wires, the soldier must defuse the bomb despite his inability to differentiate colours, a critical dilemma highlighted when he mistakenly believes he can cut the red wire. A desperate moment reveals a switch labelled “COLOURS,” which, when activated, floods the world with vivid hues. Yet, this revelation is short-lived as he discovers all the wires are identical, leading to a high-stakes decision made in the final seconds. The screenplay culminates in a heart-stopping moment as the soldier cuts a wire at random, leaving the outcome shrouded in suspense with a sudden cut to black.
