I've followed Jon Truei's work for years - namely since the early days of online indie martial arts action fandom - and this latest short stands to gain plentily from his creative ambition for an inspired audience craving Kung Fu movie concepts that more than surpass expectations. 44th Chamber Of Shaolin is an energetic, inspired and bold experiment in modern day martial arts comedy storytelling, and anyone with exponential taste in genre film can appreciate what Truei and his team are going for. Let's see what this story delivers in a feature framework with an even larger budget and bigger canvas for Truei to play on!

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