Escapism Movies

Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show...

James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the...

Every morning is the same morning: the alarm, then breakfast, then shower… And every morning the same desire, the same wish to break with...

A young female escapes her past and absconds to England in search of a new life. She takes a job caring for a tetraplegic, but burden of the job...

An aging Southern belle's preoccupation with her past and her dreams for her children's futures threaten to smother her painfully shy daughter and...

An experimental short film that follows a man who arrives home alone during the holidays after a long day of work. Finding himself consumed by his...

Impression and interpretation: A film that relies on sensory techniques to tell a story about depression, alienation and ultimately loneliness.

Torn between the desire to protect his little brother in a violent world and the longing for the utopia of a queer community, Hector (23) embarks on...

In a grey asleep scenario, a young man embarks on a journey evading from time and space.

Art being used as an escape from reality.

Rohan, a young man, returns home to a bustling household in preparation for his birthday party. As the family gets caught up in the chaos of the...

When the time comes, Masayuki confronts oblivion with the help of a mysterious stranger. Aimlessly wandering the streets, drinking and gambling...

After the social uprising in Chile in October 2019, Camilo el Hueto seeks refuge in Italy, attempting to escape the memories that haunt him. However,...

An experimental short film about a girl's troubled relationship and dance which is her only escape from daily troubles.

The members of a reading group exchange cultural and literary references with such vigor that there’s little room for anything else: an attempt...

On their way home from a party „The Escapist“ is haunted by what they are tying to flee from. After they’ve arrived at home they...

A person comes into contact with quietness.

“The Moon Is Essentially Gray” is a 3-minute CG animated short about a young child, her makeshift rocket, and her fantastic flight to the...

Suffering from addiction and homelessness, Abigail wanders the city on a cold winter late afternoon, suffering withdrawal, slipping in and out of...