"Echo 8 Odyssey: Chronicles of a Cinematic Trilogy"

It’s official — both Five By Five and Echo 8 Beyond have been selected for the 2026 Urban Action Showcase International Action Film Festival in New York City! 📍 Regal Times Square, New York City 📅 November 14, 2026 From the suburbs of Western Sydney to the big screen in Times Square , this is another major milestone for our independently built Echo 8 universe. 🎥 One Film Became Three What started with Echo 8 — an action feature made for just $6,500 USD — eventually grew into an entire independently produced trilogy. Rather than waiting for a traditional studio or major investor to give us the green light, we went back to our community. Through crowdfunding, collaboration and a lot of resourcefulness, we created the official prequel Five By Five and sequel Echo 8 Beyond for approximately $18,000 USD each . Both films were shot independently in Western Sydney, Australia , with a community-powered cast and crew and an emphasis on practical action, martial arts and character-dri...