Film Lab Presents Going Viral
- Episode aired Sep 25, 2020
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Film Lab Presents Season Showcases Selected Works from 2020 72 Hour Shootout! By Shing Chung
This fall I started watching the 13th season of the TV series Film Lab Presents on Friday nights and the episodes have been a blast for me quarantining at home. The series showcases a variety of Asian American stories of contemporary drama, comedy, and everything in between. Lots of Asian American faces in these contents! The show is produced by the Film Lab, a non-profit that works to promote, support and create racial and gender parity in entertainment media.
This week the audience is introduced to some great stories handpicked from Asian American Film Lab's 72 Hour Shootout Competition. For Elise written by Chau Sa Hoang, tells the story about the wife of a cop who has been accused of killing an African American on the job. The film resembles the turmoil of our time in terms of public's outcry against the racist actions of police forces across the country. Instead of viewing the news and events on TV, we get an intimate look at the loved one of the guilty as she is reminded by her father the importance of family value. Throughout the film, the character Elise is torn between cutting ties with her husband for his wrongdoing and continuing on living with guilt.
Pressure Tube is a comedic short dealing with the rise and fall of going viral. The film is completely acted out by puppets which embodied the satirical undertone of the entire picture. Namely the influencer Rogue Fun asked the real question, does being your true self help you go viral? As we grapple with our social media and online identities on a daily basis, the message from Pressure Tube seems more and more relevant. What does it take to go viral? And is it really worth it in the end?
This week the audience is introduced to some great stories handpicked from Asian American Film Lab's 72 Hour Shootout Competition. For Elise written by Chau Sa Hoang, tells the story about the wife of a cop who has been accused of killing an African American on the job. The film resembles the turmoil of our time in terms of public's outcry against the racist actions of police forces across the country. Instead of viewing the news and events on TV, we get an intimate look at the loved one of the guilty as she is reminded by her father the importance of family value. Throughout the film, the character Elise is torn between cutting ties with her husband for his wrongdoing and continuing on living with guilt.
Pressure Tube is a comedic short dealing with the rise and fall of going viral. The film is completely acted out by puppets which embodied the satirical undertone of the entire picture. Namely the influencer Rogue Fun asked the real question, does being your true self help you go viral? As we grapple with our social media and online identities on a daily basis, the message from Pressure Tube seems more and more relevant. What does it take to go viral? And is it really worth it in the end?
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- shingchung123
- Nov 6, 2020
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