EIGHT, the movie (Blu Ray DVD)
SYNOPSIS: Richard “Tony” Mason is a blue-collar worker and Vietnam veteran who is unhappy with how his life has turned out so far. Only when applying for his marriage certificate does he find out that he was adopted. Enter inside a young man’s fractured mind. Excessive drinking turns his modest Long Island home into a house of fear and violent neglect. When his wife leaves with their two young children and threatens divorce, Tony agrees to quit drinking and join the police force.
After three years as a respected, sober, officer of the law, a routine arrest goes horribly wrong, and Officer Mason feels he, himself, will face jail time. Feeding off self-imposed fear and anxiety, he is unable to hear a superior officer’s comforting and suggestive guidance, and so the demon reclaims his nest.
Tony spirals quickly out of control, returning to the comforting vice he once knew. The alcohol doesn’t take long to poison the man, and his self-afflicted mind settles on a seemingly natural progressive thought…There is no way out.
ABOUT STEVE MASON:
Steve Mason is a Long Island-born/New York-based actor and stunt performer who has been involved in many popular and award-winning shows such as Gotham, Bluebloods, Power, Feed the Beast, The Blacklist, Law & Order: SVU, Daredevil, Orange is the New Black, Happy, and The Affair, among others. In “EIGHT,” Steve is the lead actor, who plays the role of his own father, Richard “Tony” Mason. He also wrote, cast, co-directed, co-produced and executive produced the film.
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WHAT:
The film, EIGHT, is an independent short film illustrating the kinds of unspoken pain and suffering that lead some individuals — particularly law enforcement officers, veterans, and those with substance abuse issues — to suicide, and the toll it can take on their families. The film deals with many relevant social topics such as alcoholism, mild, yet inexcusable domestic violence, alleged police brutality, and suicide.
** A percentage of ALL PROCEEDS goes to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline organization**