"Echo 8 Odyssey: Chronicles of a Cinematic Trilogy"

The Vietnamese-Australian filmmaker will attend the US Martial Arts Film Festival in Tempe for a world premiere, audience Q&A and practical workshop on making action films with a small budget. TEMPE, ARIZONA — Independent actor, filmmaker and martial artist Maria Tran is bringing her community-powered approach to action cinema to Arizona, with the world premiere of Echo 8 Beyond on Saturday, 17 October 2026, at Pollack Cinema. Presented by the US Martial Arts Film Festival, the screening will give audiences their first look at the Australian action comedy, followed by a Q&A with Tran. Earlier that day, she will lead Action Beyond the Fight , a workshop exploring how independent filmmakers can get their ideas made and reach audiences with limited resources. An unlikely team. A dangerous mission. A past that won’t stay buried. Directed by Maria Tran and Takashi Hara and written by Elizabeth H. Vu, Echo 8 Beyond follows a former assassin living off-grid who is dragged back into ...