When the lights go out and the curtains draw back, you find yourself not in a traditional theater but in a psychedelic vortex where every boundary of filmmaking is being challenged. This is the world ESCAPE AI thrusts you into, and this is where the mad genius of NAKID/Dustin Hollywood sets the stage for the next generation of filmmakers. Dustin is helping to carve out a sanctuary for those ready to push the envelope.

ESCAPE AI isn’t merely a platform; it’s a rebellion. A digital sanctuary for creators who wield tools like GEN AI, animation, avant garde fashion films, music videos, Game Engines and 3D tools like Blender, Unreal, and Cinema4D not as mere instruments but as extensions of their chaotic, brilliant minds. This is where NAKID finds its perfect match – a partnership forged in the fires of innovation and a disdain for the status quo.

Dustin Hollywood has seized this opportunity to spotlight filmmakers who dare to dream beyond the constraints of traditional platforms. While mainstream channels remain mired in their conservative, risk-averse ways, Hollywood and ESCAPE AI offer a bold alternative – a place where audacious creativity is not just welcomed but celebrated. It’s a digital playground where experimental mediums and next-gen tech collide to birth the future of visual art. This is not just an evolution; it’s a revolution, a glorious overthrow of the banal and the predictable.

NAKID has always championed the misfits, the mavericks, and the visionaries. Our mission has never wavered: to provide a platform for creators to get the exposure they deserve, free from the tyranny of follower counts and societal norms. In ESCAPE AI, we’ve found a kindred spirit, a partner equally committed to amplifying the voices of those who dare to defy convention.

In this endeavour we have teamed up to highlight new and exciting filmmakers on the platform weekly on Friday’s.  This will start on August 2nd, 2024 as our launch off point for the series.  We hope to bring you new and exciting films and creators every week that showcase new and different ways of approaching filmmaking and storytelling. We are so excited to expand our family of artists we feature to more film and in doing so help inspire more potential filmmakers out there.

The issues plaguing Hollywood are no secret: stale narratives, bloated budgets, and an almost pathological fear of true originality. It’s a factory churning out sequels and reboots with the precision of a soulless automaton. So much so, films are no longer produced in the median range, they are either enormous blockbusters or small indie and low-budget films, rarely do you see films in the $15-50 million or lower range where most film ideas could thrive and keep their P&L sheets green.  But ESCAPE AI offers an antidote – a disruptive force where creators own their IP, harness their unique skills, and unleash their raw, unfiltered visions upon the world.  This new dynamic could allow for new filmmakers to test and find their audience as well as be lucrative for those able to harness the power of their own followings, disbanding the idea of a centralized studio needing to be involved; especially as more and more content moves online and we continue to evolve as a species on-the-go.

NAKID’s alliance with ESCAPE AI marks a watershed moment. We’re talking about a collaboration that’s more than just a surface level venture; it’s a shared ethos, a commitment to championing the renegades of cinema and art. From experimental animation to fashion films that defy gravity and logic, from AI-driven narratives to music videos that melt your brain – this is the new frontier, and it is dubbed NEO CINEMA!

The future of filmmaking is a wild, untamed beast, and ESCAPE AI is holding the leash. It’s a realm where the digital and the physical intertwine, where imagination isn’t just encouraged; it’s demanded. In this brave new world, creators are the gods, sculpting their universes with the precision of a game designer and the soul of a poet.

So here’s to the misfits, the mavericks, and the visionaries. Here’s to ESCAPE AI and NAKID, two forces of nature converging to light the way into the uncharted territories of human creativity. If Hollywood is the past, then ESCAPE AI is the unapologetic, electrifying future. Buckle up, because this ride is going to be anything but ordinary.

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As part of the first campaign to launch ESCAPE they have dubbed their opening salvo ‘What Is #NEOCINEMA‘ and invite those with a sense of adventure and imagination to join!  The first class of ESCAPE creators created art and film around this new imagining of the category of film that ESCAPE caters to, and they look absolutely amazing. We wanted to take this chance to highlight many of them to show you just what they can do and what’s to come!  Above in the article are both our founders film contributions to the #NEOCINEMA movement!

Creator:  Brent Lynch – Twitter / Instagram

Creator:  Matthew Ogbuehi – Twitter / YouTube

Creator:  BLVCKLIGHT – Twitter / Instagram / YouTube

HERE IS SOME MORE ART FROM THE CAMPAIGN!