Dani Cumiskey - Escapism
Escapism is a short film that follows a mistreated main character with a difficult home life as they go through different ways to cope with how they are feeling.
Each different "escape" is portrayed by the changing of locations and person who is confronting them. This story takes inspiration from some real world struggles that people go through. By using colours, specific locations and character movements the story is able to be understood just by looking at it. This project is about highlighting what someone could be going through behind closed doors and what kind of struggles are going on inside their mind, it encourages the audience to think of their friends and family and to help them understand what could be going on in their lives even when you're not around, it aims to create empathy and awareness while also portraying a visually appealing story.
About Dani
Dani is a 2026 graduate of Creative Digital Media at TU Dublin. Throughout their 4 years on the course, they developed skills using industry standard tools and contributed to a variety of projects. They have showcased their creativity across a range of different mediums such as filmmaking, graphic design, photography and audio editing. Dani has been able to show off their creativity and skilled approach to bring many ideas and stories to life. Dani has also undertaken numerous leadership roles in collaborative projects. They worked on a professional project with the National Library of Ireland which gave them great insight on how the industry works in the world of Digital Media. Dani looks forward to putting their skills to use in future endeavours and cherishes every minute they spend here.
