Teyana Taylor’s New Short Film Visual Album ‘Escape Room’ Is Now Widely Available
The accompanying film for her new album initially premiered on Amazon Prime.
Teyana Taylor’s short film visual album Escape Room is now widely available after premiering exclusively on Amazon Prime. Upon its release, the album peaked at No.1 on iTunes R&B, No.2 on Apple Music R&B and entered the Top 10 on Apple Music Top Albums chart.
Blurring the boundaries between music, film, and storytelling, Escape Room is an immersive, multi-sensory journey that embodies freedom, heartbreak, and healing. The project collides sound and cinema into an unforgettable experience as a companion piece to her highly-anticipated album Escape Room, out now via Def Jam Recordings.
About Escape Room, Teyana shared, “Escape Room isn’t just a film or an album, it’s a world I built to live in, bleed in, and heal in. I poured my heart into every layer, from the story to the sound, to capture that journey we all take through the shadows of heartbreak, whether that’s love lost, friendships broken, dreams deferred and guide you toward the lightness of healing. It’s the visual representation of my scars, the picture of my healing, and a mirror for anyone ready to face their own truth. This is more than a story… it’s a place to break free.”
Teyana not only stars in this enigmatic post-apocalyptic/futuristic, noir romance thriller, but she also wrote, directed, and produced it under the banner of her all-female production company The Aunties. The accompanying album stands out as her first new music in five years. She has stretched her vision across dimensions; key songs notably provide the soundscape for the film.
The short film acts as a visual representation of the album, exploring the effects of life’s journey from the darkness of all aspects of heartbreak (i.e. friendships, career, and family) to the lightness of healing.
