Virtual Reality Takes a Sinister Turn in Short Film ESCAPE

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"Escape" is a fun horror short that plays with the untapped world of virtual reality. The story follows a guy named Felix who receives "a pair of VR sunglasses from a crowdfunding campaign, and immerses himself in a game full of mystery."

The short film is very simply made, and there's not much to it, but the story takes an interesting turn at the end offers a unique twist and concept that could be interesting to play with further in a feature-length film or series. 

Felix receives his pair of VR sunglasses from a crowdfunding campaign, and immerses himself in a game full of mystery. Credits: Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor: Gairo Cuevas Producers: Bianca Vidal and Gairo Cuevas Music By: Sylvain Carton Sound Designer: Colten Becker VFX Lead: Abe Dieckman (skylightcity.com) Key Special Makeup Effects Artist: Margaret Caragan (pandora-fx.com) Special Makeup Effects Assistant: Consuelo T. Lopez Lab Technician: Tony Aldrich Cast (in order of appearance): Lorenzo Conti Katelyn Newman Eden Knödel Trey Bidinger