Art student Mia is struggling with a make-or-break assignment, a self-portrait. It's only when grandma let's slip that her mum used to hypnotize her as a child to blank out the bad bits that she begins to understand the severity of the challenge. Vancouver Island husband-and-wife filmmakers Ramsey Fendall and Deanna Milligan pull out all the stops in this breathtakingly creative fantasy film, an indie production that suggests some unholy union of Possession, the work of Czech surrealist Jan Svankmajer, Jean Cocteau, and a big dose of punk besides. Best Canadian First Feature, Victoria Film Festival
Playing at VIFF Centre from May 29, 2026
Tickets: https://viff.org/whats-on/lucid/
