Hi-8 is the title of a new U.S.-made horror anthology involving as many as eight filmmakers belonging to the independent scene and active over the past three decades.
Hi-8 is an anthology film consisting of as many as eight episodes, each directed by a different director. The names involved are: Tim Ritter (Killing Spree), Marcus Koch (100 Tears), Ron Bonk (The Vicious Sweet), Brad Sykes (Camp Blood), Donald Farmer (Demon Queen), Chris Seaver (Mulva) Todd Sheets (Zombie Bloodbath) and Tony Masiello (SOV: The True Independents).
The project is a tribute to the 1980s and 1990s, which is why current digital technology is prohibited in the segments. Also banned are HD cameras, green screen, found footage and CGI to leave room only for the use of handcrafted special effects.
Brad Sykes, Josephina Sykes and Tim Ritter handled the production of the film.
Hi-8 will be distributed by Wild Eye Releasing. The date of availability in DVD format is set for October 2014, day to be determined.
The plot of the individual segments is not yet known but it is possible to know the titles:
- The Tape by Tony Masiello
- Thicker than Water by Donald Farmer
- A Very Bad Situation by Marcus Koch
- Switchblade Insane by Tim Ritter
- Gang Them Style by Ron Bonk
- Genre Bending by Chris Seaver
- The Scout by Brad Sykes
- The Request by Todd Sheets
Olivia Blake, Mike Burnell, Baker Chase, Alexis Codding, Kristine Renee Farley, Steffie Grote, Paul K, Mike Malloy, Hunter Meyer, Jody Pucello, and Mark Sadr are part of the cast.
The top left image is taken from Switchblade Insane by Tim Ritter.
