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THE BACK STORY
My name is Maria Tran and I’m a dynamic creative multi-tasker as an educator, independent filmmaker, and actor working between Western Sydney and Las Vegas.
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The journey to the creative industries has been an unconventional one as, during the days of studying for a degree in Psychology, I was making little fun short action films in the local parks more than 15 years ago with my buddies.
Flash forward to 2022, after working with at-risk migrant communities & the community arts sector, acting on various TV shows on Australian TV, and moving to the US during the pandemic, my passion for completing a feature-length action film on no budget has been unwavering.
Echo 8 ​is a completed feature-length action thriller movie, a passion project driven by the local filmmaking community of Western Sydney.
This film is a first of its kind; it will be Australia’s first independent female-led action movie that is made possible by the community (your mums, dads, kids, neighbors & businesses) who have all relentless band together to create this.
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Completing a 90-minute film during COVID is a big achievement and we could not have done it without our community, cast & crew who have put in so much of their energies and time that we want to get this movie onto a cinema screen as well as throughout the international film festivals in 2023.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Completing a film is challenging, but we have a completed film that needs your support to make accessible to our audiences from local to international.
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The team that has made Echo 8 happen is the crop of cutting-edge independent filmmaking in Australia and has created a sleuth of award-winning films, TV & web series, documentaries, and corporate videos.
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Instead of shelving this film on completion or screening the work in the filmmaker's loungeroom, we want to use the funds raised to go towards marketing our film; from creating collateral material, holding FREE screenings & filmmaking workshops in Sydney, to seeing this film travel and compete in many film festivals all over the world. We are looking to raise $5,000AUD ($3,846USD) to cover the cost of this and every $$$ counts.
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That's where you come in. You can visit our Indiegogo Campaign to find out more and support us there!