Escapism Movies

Inundated by the relentless, breakneck pace of Seoul, a weary woman seeks to anesthetize her misery with alcohol and partying. Longing to break free,...

Benny is haunted by guilt after his fiance dies in a car accident. In his spiral, he reconnects with Kam, a troubled childhood friend who pulls him...

Echoes of the Wild follows a boy who escapes the weight of chaos at home by venturing into an otherworldly forest. There, he encounters the...

A love letter to cinema and a personal reflection on loneliness. Segment from Fringe Hippo's anthology film "Elegy Apokalypto".

An unofficial music video for the song 'i think about you all the time' by Deftones. After a rough patch in an already strained relationship, Cian...

After a freak accident leaves a young man in a surreal limbo, he must team up with a talking puppet to map a mysterious island from fragments of...

“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...

A grey asleep scenario pushes a young man beyond the boundaries of his consciousness.

A young office worker in his twenties seeks a connection to reality in his life, trying to follow the most famous Estonian graffiti text, but gets...

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

A young boy searches for the meaning of life, but instead must learn to cope with issues much greater than himself.

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 woman battles depression as her husband avoids both his and her issues.

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,...

A person comes into contact with quietness.

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

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...

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

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...

Art being used as an escape from reality.