George (Clayton Bury) is an avid player in an adult hockey league. He once had a shot at going pro, but a questionable decision cost him everything. Now he sees a teammate going down a similar path and struggles with how to handle it.
Thanks to some clever visual effects this is a short film that definitely lives up to its name, with every scene made to look like it was filmed using a Super 8 camera. The production value on Super 8 Hockey is rather impressive, including a couple scenes shot on the ice. Although ice hockey isn’t really what this story is about.
Nicholas Rousseau and Lori Ann Potts deliver an interesting moral quandary for their star to mull over, and Clayton Bury does a good job playing a man with a lot on his mind. When - if ever - is it ok to do something immoral, or illegal? That’s a question George is forced to answer, between hockey games and working in the family camera store, that is. It’s actually quite relatable watching him try to figure out what to do about his friend, whilst also confronting the reasons he once found himself in such a situation.
Despite only having a 12 minute runtime, the film does a great job of putting the audience in George’s position. His struggles with the idea of stopping his friend from doing something that he himself has done (and benefitted from) feel quite genuine. Through conversations with his dad, teammates, and certain unsavoury characters we learn exactly why he did what he did, and how difficult it is for him to challenge his friend. In fact, one of the film's most relatable moments sees George trying to avoid those awkward conversations by making the problem go away.
Super 8 Hockey may not be so much about the hockey, but it does make for an intriguing exploration of a troubling moral quandary.
7/10
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