An ambitious and exciting new feature production began over two years ago from film duo Maria Tran and Takashi Hara with psychological action thriller, Echo 8.
Backed by a crew comprised of mostly women (including a prominent Asian-Australian cast), as well as volunteers from the local Western Sydney community, the film was shot in fourteen non-consecutive days following the start of principal photography a month before COVID-19 restrictions set in. Filming wrapped nearly a year ago followed by a lengthy post-production process, and a fresh new campaign that recently saw an exclusive live trailer broadcast last week which directors/stars/producers Tran and Hara are now sharing to the world as of Sunday.
A highly trained assassin flashes between a nightmarish dream and her reality at a secret underground organization. When her latest mission involves killing a grieving mother, she realizes her target is closer to home than she realizes—much closer.
If you follow indie film enough, you can imagine the all-but certain challenges a production like this one might have to face, particularly considering the film’s miniscule budget of roughly $10,000 AUD (which roughly translates to $7,500 USD) for equipment, props and costumes. This, on top of the conditions of a deadly pandemic, accumlated a great deal of effort from the team to get the film done under such extraordinary circumstances and from the looks of the trailer, our fingers are crossed that this endevaor will pay off.
The film now goes to hopeful audiences with future screenings to ensue, as crowdfunding commences to help the film gain traction at select film events throughout Australia later this year with more commercial plans abound for 2023. Read the language over at Indiegogo to learn more about the campaign, the film and how you can donate.
