…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