PRESS RELEASE
05.08.06


Mission: Ridiculous
Filmmakers Kendall Bruns & Josh Flowers Predict Summer Blockbuster’s Plot

Cincinnati, OH – May 8, 2006 – In the recently opened Mission: Impossible III, Tom Cruise runs around with a bomb planted inside his head. Cincinnati filmmakers Kendall Bruns and Josh Flowers already explored this territory nearly a year ago in their award winning comedic short film, “Exploded”.

“Exploded”, created as part of last July's 48 Hour Film Project, begins with the main character waking to discover a bomb has been planted inside his head. The same plot point was hinted in some of the Mission: Impossible III trailers but it wasn’t until Kendall Bruns watched the film that it really became apparent.

Bruns says, “I can’t believe it. Especially considering how we came up with the idea.” The 48 Hour Film Project is an international festival and competition where teams have only 48 hours to write, film and edit a 4-7 minute film. Teams randomly draw a genre at the start of the allotted time. “Our genre was Action/Adventure and we tried to think of the most ridiculous idea possible. The fact that what we came up with has now coincidentally been used as a major plot point in what is sure to be one of the year’s biggest movies is pretty ironic. We spoofed the movie before it even came out... by accident.” explains Bruns.

Flowers is equally surprised saying, “I mean come on, a bomb in the head? You wouldn't even see that in a Bond movie. Instead of just shooting the guy you perform surgery and implant a bomb in his head? Their version isn’t even a comedy!”

“Exploded” has been viewed over 10,000 times on popular website, YouTube, and can be also be viewed online at www.pizzainfinity.com.

About Kendall Bruns & Josh Flowers

Recently voted Cincinnati’s “Best Local Artist” by the readers of CityBeat, Bruns is a 2000 graduate from the Art Academy of Cincinnati. He met Flowers as a guest on “The Josh Flowers Show”, one of many programs Flowers has created for public access television over the years. In the beginning of 2005 they formed Pizza Infinity, a production company for their film projects.

Recent projects include “Love Me, Don’t Sit on Me”, which was premiered by the Cincinnati Film Society in December, and this summer’s “The Haircut”. They’re already registered to compete in this June’s 48 Hour Film Project.

Press Materials

Images from “Exploded” and screener DVDs are available from Pizza Infinity upon request.

contact: Kendall Bruns
kendall@kendallbruns.com

links to view “Exploded” online:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doNjFTooEjI
http://www.pizzainfinity.com/video/EXPLODED_web.mov