Short film

To Escape
2026 · 15 min
A taut, single-minded sprint of a short that keeps you clenched and rooting for one man's stubborn refusal to stop.
- Directed by
- David C. Roberts
- Overview
- Built from classic prison films, To Escape follows a man’s relentless attempt to break free, turning a jailbreak into a story about the will to keep going.
- How it feels
- Tense, dark and earnest. Relentless and needs your attention.
- About
- Survival, freedom, isolation, obsession
- Content
- Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- David C. Roberts