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Escape

Feb 24, 2024 | IMDB 7

15 min Watch Now

Drama, Comedy

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 loneliness he looks for a way to escape.

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Gabe Cranford

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