The Opposite of a Fairy Tale an Official Selection of SAG-AFTRA Foundation NY Short Film Showcase

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - Aug. 18, 2016 - PRLog -- Film Lab's The Opposite of a Fairy Tale is among the official selections of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation NY Short Film Showcase, featuring the best of the year's New York based SAG-AFTRA short films.   In the film, a woman is slowly imprisoned by her family with the unwitting help of well-meaning bystanders.  The film aims to draw light to the epidemic of elder abuse affecting at least 1 in 10 seniors today.  It was written by Film Lab President and actor Jennifer Betit Yen and stars Josephine Yang, Nikole Marone, Albert Chan, and Deborah Kuhn, among others.  The SAG-AFTRA Foundation NY Short Film screening will take place on September 28, 2016, at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's brand new screening room located in midtown Manhattan.  More information on the film's official website at www.TheOppositeOfAFairyTale.com.

About the Asian American Film Lab

The Film Lab is a non-profit 501(c)(3) headquartered in New York City that has been dedicated to the promotion and support of gender and ethnic diversity in media since 1998.  The Film Lab accomplishes that goal in three ways:  (1) education; (2) outreach and support; and (3) production.

Education – The Film Lab runs monthly events that are open to the public ranging from screenings to seminars to Q&As, all designed to increase awareness of the current state of diversity in media and to provide audiences with the tools and motivation to effectuate positive social change through entertainment.

Outreach-Support – The Film Lab runs various programs ranging from the famous 72 Hour Shootout filmmaking competition to filmmaking how-to workshops to networking parties, all of which work to connect people of color, particularly Asian Americans, and mainstream media executives and to create mentorship and distribution opportunities for people creating diverse works.  The 72 Hour Shootout filmmaking competition is arguably the Film Lab's most important annual event; bringing together A-list judges and established and aspiring filmmakers across the globe.  People of all colors, backgrounds, religions, and cultures with a common goal: to battle inequality through creativity; to promote gender and ethnic diversity through entertainment; and to challenge stereotypical mainstream constructions of race, gender and sexuality.  Top Shootout films screen at the Asian American International Film Festival and the Time Warner Theatre in New York City and at The Asians on Film Festival in Los Angeles.  The screenings typically sell out.

Production – The Film Lab produces media with positive and prolific perceptions of women and people of color.  The TV series, Film Lab Presents currently airs on CrossingsTV (Time Warner Cable & Xfinity).  We also have an online channel, AAFL TV, to which viewers can subscribe to for free at youtube.com/asamfilmlab.

The Film Lab management team consists of Jennifer Betit Yen (President), Mahima Saigal (Unfinished Works), Chloe Jenkins (Treasurer, Grants & Fundraising), Daryl King (Secretary), and Jo Dongbang (Connections), Cici Chu (Shootout), and many more staffers, interns and volunteers (Connections). Board members include James Kyson and Aaron Woolfolk, among others.  For more information, please visit the Film Lab's website at www.film-lab.org.