Lucid Dream
TITLE
Lucid Dream
DIRECTOR
Pinyan Lu
COUNTRY
China
YEAR
2026
DURATION
14′
GENRE
Video Art
Lucid Dream
The filmmaker once survived lymphoma and underwent a hematopoietic stem cell transplant. While the body was “rebooted” in a medical sense, memory and identity were left suspended within rupture and discontinuity. Centered on the motif of the mirror, the film moves repeatedly between wastelands, hospitals, and natural landscapes.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Pinyan Lu
Undergraduate of the 2022 cohort, majoring in Theatre, Film and Television Literature at Beijing Normal University. Wrote and directed the short film Swimming Across, which won the Platinum Award at the 57th Houston International Film Festival. Recipient of multiple Beijing Normal University First-Class Scholarships. Awarded the Silver Medal in the “Qingchuang Beijing” Challenge Cup, the Second Prize at the 31st College Student Film Festival, and the Second Prize in the Campus Professional Show by China Youth Media Association and ifeng.com. Served as Director and Cinematographer of the short film Backtracking (2020); Director, Cinematographer, Screenwriter, Producer, Art Director, Editor, Props and Composer of Swimming Across (2024); Director, Screenwriter, Art Director, Editor, Props and Composer of When I Wake Up Again (2025). After surviving lymphoma and undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, his creative work has long centered on physical experience, memory structure and self-identity.
- DirectorPinyan Lu
- Screenplay
- Cinematography
- Cast
- Editing
- Producer/s Pinyan Lu
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleLucid Dream
- Project Type Video Art
- Completion Date05 Feb 2026
- Country of originChina
- Country of filmingChina
- Language English
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectYes
Pinyan Lu
Undergraduate of the 2022 cohort, majoring in Theatre, Film and Television Literature at Beijing Normal University. Wrote and directed the short film Swimming Across, which won the Platinum Award at the 57th Houston International Film Festival. Recipient of multiple Beijing Normal University First-Class Scholarships. Awarded the Silver Medal in the “Qingchuang Beijing” Challenge Cup, the Second Prize at the 31st College Student Film Festival, and the Second Prize in the Campus Professional Show by China Youth Media Association and ifeng.com. Served as Director and Cinematographer of the short film Backtracking (2020); Director, Cinematographer, Screenwriter, Producer, Art Director, Editor, Props and Composer of Swimming Across (2024); Director, Screenwriter, Art Director, Editor, Props and Composer of When I Wake Up Again (2025). After surviving lymphoma and undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, his creative work has long centered on physical experience, memory structure and self-identity.
