Escape The Night

The Backwater Gospel

February 2011 •English

Backwater is doomed by the regular visits of the undertaker and its dwellers blame a tramp.

Bones

November 2017 •English

When photographer Layla is haunted by dreams about a mysterious model, she seeks the help of Dr De Palma, who prescribes some very powerful medication, and her dreams become reality.

Double King

June 2017 •English

A king steals crowns from various other rulers.

So You Want an Apartment

January 1948 •English

Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.

Let's Dance

December 2018 •

Justin Peck, the New York City Ballet's resident choreographer, created a series of dances for 2018's best actors. The scenarios put everyday characters in familiar situations: packed into a subway car, stuck in a doctor's office, caught in downpour. But once they start moving, the actors turn our common experiences into welcome moments of enchantment.

Bad Driver

April 2024 •English

The end of a relationship leaves a woman desperate to reassert her independence by overcoming her driving phobia. But when she finds herself in the driver's seat, she turns into a compulsive oversharer who can't start the car. Luckily, her new driving companion won't let her off the hook so easy.

David Goldberg

January 2011 •English

Short film adaptation of Daniel Clowes' "Ice Haven"

Everything Must Be Okay

Invalid date •English

After the death of her father, Alexis is left with unresolved anger and grief. As she reflects on her childhood and the painful memories that shaped her, she begins to see her father’s struggles in a new light, even if it’s too late to tell him.

It Was Sometimes Like This

January 2017 •English

Six slice-of-life, ultra-short films depicting true memories from the lives of the actor-writers.

The Return of the Waves

October 2020 •French

Coming back to his hometown in hopes of reconnecting with his past, a young man encounters the place completely stopped in time. Moving through the familiar streets, memories disorient him as he faces what he once left behind.

As Day Goes By

October 2024 •

On a summer day, from his balcony, the filmmaker observes two women diligently cutting grass for their cows on one of the last remaining vacant plots of Kathmandu.

Colza

October 2020 •French

A young lizard named Clarence steals a precious plane while the whole village is distracted by the greatest concert it has ever seen.

TELL ME I'M DREAMING

May 2025 •English

A pregnant young couple gets into a car accident and state law prevents them from receiving the correct medical care.

Bebês Reborn Não Choram

April 2025 •Portuguese

Susanna

May 2018 •English

In an isolated religious community, the desperation of a pregnant woman to escape her abusive domestic condition leads her to enlist a male friend to accuse her of infidelity. She hopes being falsely charged by a man will be taken as truth in the trial of the Elders. To find her guilty of this crime would mean excommunication into the vast unknown outside their gates. A risk Susanna is willing to take in order to be free.

Alone On The Trail

September 2022 •Slovak

An intimate portrait of a unique sportswoman in extreme life roles. Mother of three adopted children, world and European champion in fitness and record holder on long distances throughout Slovakia. Soňa Kopčoková is a former professional fitness athlete with the titles of World and European Champion. After the end of her elite sporting career, she devoted herself fully to her family until she discovered that she loves long-distance running in the mountains. And so today she fulfils her dreams in the hills, running often only by herself... On June 16, 2021, she reached Devín after 11 days, 15 hours and 30 minutes in a new Slovak women's record on the SNP Heroes' Route route. From Dukla to Bratislava, she ran alone, without support and with only a single backpack where she carried everything, she needed to survive...

Review & Critique

June 2025 •English

A retired art critic out of touch with reality seeks his way home only to find himself stuck in the night.

Cage

June 2022 •

The devil, longing for the angel's love, put him in a cage to make the angel accept him, and even did things that hurt the angel's siblings. However, these actions caused irreversible and serious consequences.

Azzel

January 1979 •English

This short documentary looks at Azzel, one of the Niger Department of National Education’s first schools for nomads. The film describes the traditional nomadic lifestyle of the Tuareg and the changes brought about by these government-run boarding schools.

Look Carefully

Invalid date •English

People-watching across lower Manhattan.