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X-Hour Film Contest Winner: Invasion of the Bboonians

Uberlab

The winning short film from the DEF CON 22 X-Hour Film Contest, written, shot, and edited in 48 hours by team Uberlab.

Summary

### TD Francis X-Hour Film Contest Winner At 00:00, team Uberlab presents *Invasion of the Bboonians*, the winning entry for the inaugural TD Francis X-Hour Film Contest at DEF CON 22. Teams were tasked with creating, filming, and editing an original sci-fi short film within 48 hours amidst the conference.

### Sci-Fi Spoof and Conference Creativity At 00:45 and 01:20, the short film delivers a humorous sci-fi parody chronicling an encounter with extraterrestrial invaders, combining campy practical effects with fast-paced editing. The project captures hacker culture's creative community traditions and guerrilla filmmaking during DEF CON.

(AI summary — Gemini Flash)

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