Adorkable Shimei x Shijie (2021)

Escapism, featuring cute girls with swords.

As far as this genre of short films go, this one is a standard offering of good vibes, pretty visuals, and girls loving each other while dancing with swords. What it lacks in plot it makes up for in aesthetic. It's enough to make you wistful and perhaps long for such sweet moments in your own life. We, the audience, are the casual bystanders who just so happen to be privy to these two characters peacefully living their lives, wholly unaffected by the world around them. This is the essence of escapism and sometimes that's all you need.