…Lucid Dreams
(USA, 2021)
EDITED, POST-PRODUCTION, COLORIST, RE-RECORDING MIXER, WRITTEN, DIRECTED, PRODUCED, PRODUCTION DESIGN BY KOSTIANTYN MISHCHENKO
Project Type: Experimental
Runtime: 13 minutes 34 seconds
Completion Date: April 1, 2021
Shooting Format: Digital
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Film Color: Color
Brief Synopsis
Tagline: "A mirror within a mirror… and you're inside both."
"...Lucid Dreams" is an experimental short film exploring the delicate boundary between sleep and reality. Based on the concept of lucid dreaming — an altered state of consciousness in which a person becomes aware that they are dreaming and can, to some extent, control the dream — the film immerses the viewer in an abstract, fragmented space that hovers between the REM phase and wakefulness. Through disjointed visual rhythms, sonic disorientation, and narrative gaps, the film paints the inner landscape of a person lost within their own subconscious. Here, logic dissolves and symbols take shape. This is not a story, but a sensation. Not a narrative, but an experience. "...Lucid Dreams" is an attempt to glimpse that moment when you realize: you are dreaming… and can do anything with it. Or — nothing at all.
AWARDS
Global India International Film Festival - Award Winner
Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture Awards (India) - Official selection
Rome Film Awards (Italy) - Award Winner
2022 WSXA Barcelona International Awards (Spain) - Finalist
The Accolade Global Film Competition, 2021 (La Jolla, CA, USA) – Award of Merit
Sweden Film Awards, 2021 (Stockholms, Sweden) – Semi-finalist
Toronto Independent Festival of CIFT, 2021 (Toronto, Canada) - Official selection
Cult Critic Movie Awards, 2021 (Kolkata, India) – Winner
Boden International Film Festival, 2021 (Boden, Sweden) – Finalist
Kosice International Monthly Film Festival, 2021 (Koshice, Slovakia) - Finalist
Berlin Indie Film Festival, 2021 (Germany) – Winner
The Asian Cinematography Awards, 2021 (Manila, Philippines) – Finalist
Paris International Short Festival, 2021 (France) – Finalist
Hollywood International Golden Age Festival, 2021 (New York City, USA)
Florida Shorts, 2021 (USA) – Winner
Life Screenings International Short Film Festival, 2021 (Clermont, USA) - Official selection
Barcelona International Film Festival, 2021 (Spain) – Winner
Mumbai International Film Awards, 2021 (India) - Winner
Tagore International Film Festival, 2021 (West Bengali, India) - Outstanding Achievement Award
SASEE FILM AWARDS (Kumbakonam, India) - Winner
Latitude Film Awards (London, UK) – Winner
Rameshwaram International Film Festival, 2021 (Madras, India) - Winner
Chicago Indie Film Awards, 2021 (USA) - Official selection
IndieX Film Fest, 2021 (Los Angeles, USA) – Nominated for Best Editing
Austin International Art Festival (Round Rock, Texas, USA) - Finalist
4th Dimension Independent Film Festival (Bali, Indonesia) - Finalist
Black Swan International Film Festival (Kolkata, India) – Winner
Berlin Short Awards (Germany) – Finalist
Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival (Los Angeles, USA) – Winner
Tokyo International Short Film Festival, 2021 (Tokyo, Japan) - Honorable Mention
World Distribution Award (London, UK) - Honorable Mention
Best Music Video Award (London, UK) – Finalist
Vienna Indie Short Film Festival (Austria) - Semi-finalist
New York Movie Awards (USA) – Honorable Mention
Best Istanbul Film Festival (Turkey) – Winner
Florence Film Awards (Italy) - Honorable Mention
Something Wicked Film Festival (US) - Award Winner
Cairo Indie Short Festival (Egypt) - Semi-finalist
Vancouver Independent Film Festival (Canada) – Finalist
Onyko Films Awards (Tallinn, Estonia) – Finalist
Sydney Indie Short Festival (Australia) - Semi-finalist
Feel The Reel International Film Festival (Glasgow, United Kingdom) - Winner
San Diego Movie Awards (US) – Award of Excellence
Prague International Monthly Film Festival (Czech Republic) - Official selection
Gold Movie Awards® (London, United Kingdom) - Official selection
Madrid ARTHouse Film Festival (Spain) - Semi-finalist
FILMHAUS Berlin – Honorable Mention
Dubai Indie Film Festival (United Arab Emirates) - Finalist
Independent Shorts Awards (Los Angeles, California, United States) - Official selection
Near Nazareth Festival (Israil) - Award Winner
Druk International Film Festival (Bhutan) - Outstanding Achievement Award
Hollywood Gold Awards (USA) – Gold Award
Milan Gold Awards (Italy) – Silver Award
San Francisco Indie Short Festival (US) - Semi-finalist
London Seasonal Short Film Festival (UK) – Honorable Mention
Madrid Film Awards® (Spain) - Semi-finalist
Los Angeles Cinematography AWARDS (LACA) – Winner
7th VERACRUZ SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Veracruz, Mexico) - Official selection
Best Director Award, 2021 (London, UK) - Official selection
Maldives International Film Festival – Special Jury Award
World Music & Independent Film Festival (Washington, D.C., US) - Finalist
Lonely Wolf: London International Film Festival (United Kingdom) – Nominee
Something Wicked Film Festival (Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States) - Award Winner
GLIFF - Golden Lemur (Lisabon, Portugal) - Honorable Mention
Golden Short Film Festival (Roma, Italy) - Official selection
Indo-Singapore International Film Festival – Special Jury Award
BRUNEI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Award Winner
BritCon Film Festival (Seattle, US) - Official selection
SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL - Award Winner
Tokyo Shorts (Japan) - Semi-finalist
FLICKFAIR (Los Angeles, California, United States) - Official selection
2021 ARFF Amsterdam // International Awards (Netherlands) - Semi-finalist
Serbest International Film Festival (Kishinev, Moldova) - Official selection
NewFilmmakers NY (US) - Official selection
New Jersey Film Festival (New Brunswick, US) - Official selection
Niagara Falls International Short Festival (Niagara Falls, New York, United States) - Semi-finalist
Nawada International Film Festival (Bihar, India) - Winner
London indie festival of 24frames, 2021 (United Kingdom) - Semi-finalist
White Nights Film Festival, 2021 (St. Petersburg, Russia) - Official selection
World Film Carnival, 2021 (Singapore) – Outstanding Achievement Award
Northeast Mountain Film Festival (US) - Finalist
Buenos Aires International Film Festival (Argentina) – Best Director
Arthouse Festival of Beverly Hills (Los Angeles, California, United States) - Semi-finalist
Ealing Film Festival (London, United Kingdom) - Official selection
Dreamers of Dreams Film Festival (London, UK) - Official selection
Deep Focus Film Festival in Brooklyn, New York - Official selection
European Cinematography AWARDS (Amsterdam, Netherlands) – Winner
New Wave Short Film Festival (Munich, Germany) – Honorable Mention
Virgin Spring Cinefest (India) - Award Winner
Cuckoo International Film Awards (India) – Special Jury Awards
International Motion Picture Festival (India) - Award Winner
Costa Brava Film Fest (Spain) – Nominee
Prince of Prestige Academy Awards (Land O' Lakes, FL, United States) - Award Winner
Masters of Cinema - Award Winner
GIMFA - Gralha International Monthly Film Awards (Brazil) - Award Winner
Arrow International Film Festival - Official selection
Dubai Festival - Honorable Mention
Geneve Awards (Switzerland) - Official selection
UVT Standalone Film Festival & Awards (Los Angeles, California, US) - Official Selection
F A R O Concurso de Cinema Mediterrâneo e Mundial (US-UK) - Nominee