The Film Lab’s Top 10 Films of the 72 Hour Shootout 2022 Filmmaking Competition at the Asian American International Film Festival

[Please note: I normally don’t publish film reviews @ Medium.com because of the issue of timeliness regarding deadlines and embargo dates but began to reconsider that practice (mostly because of the Coronavirus) regarding some of my most recent reviews & articles, even though some are a little dated, and, or, have moved on to other venues from the film fests where I first screened them.]

The winners of the Film Lab’s 18th annual 72 Hour Shootout filmmaking competition premiered April 7.

The Shootout is a worldwide filmmaking competition celebrating gender and ethnic diversity in film in which filmmaking teams are given this common theme at the start and have 72 hours to write, shoot, edit, and complete short films up to five minutes in length.

The Shootout creates opportunities for underrepresented filmmakers, with a focus on Asian Americans, to demonstrate their talent, gain exposure in the entertainment industry and create positive significant impact on the visibility of underrepresented stories and characters in film and television. More information at www.film-lab.org and https://www.facebook.com/72hrshootout.