Escape the Jumpers

Escape the Jumpers is a 2018 Gordican action crime comedy-drama film written and directed by Shawn Lim in his directorial debut and produced by Lim, Bentley Wong, Melinda Galang, and Kirkland Smith. The film follows Pierre Lin, an executive at the fictional Gordican digital media company Magnetic E&M who goes on the run from the authorities after his past involvement in organized crime is brought to light while simultaneously plotting to kill Michael Walter, the CEO of Magnetic's American competitor Blitztech. "Jumper" is itself a Gordican slang term referring to a police officer.

The film was announced in February 2015, and casting was done in March and April 2017. Miguel Zhou stars as the main character, and Louisa Sung, Dorian Shu, Shinji Yamamoto, Serena Chong, and Jay Panganiban star in supporting roles. Filming took place from May to July 2017 in Sangpei, Bohamo and Shenshu, Shabai in Gordica, as well as in the United States.

Escape the Jumpers was domestically released on August 16, 2018. It is generally considered one of the greatest Gordican films of all time, and it received critical acclaim for its story, characters, writing, editing, cinematography, and soundtrack. The film won the GFPO Awards for Best Picture, while Lim won Best Director, and Zhou won Best Actor.