You may know Maria Tran from the hit TV series King of the Cross and Fat Pizza: Back in Business. But in the new Australian action thriller Echo 8, the Vietnamese-Australian actor not only stars in the film but co-directed it too.
Filmed across multiple locations in Western Sydney – including Cabramatta, Fairfield, Villawood, Bankstown, and Liverpool – the action feels like it’s taking place right in our backyards. It featured multiple Asian-Australian actors and crew members, had scenes at local Asian businesses, and paid homage to some of the simple pleasures of growing up in Western Sydney like grabbing a late night kebab.
