LUCID
15:30 BLOCK 13 LOCAL HEROES
Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller (USA) 2018
Director: Jamie Monahan
World Premiere
SYNOPSIS: LUCID is an edgy sci-fi thriller following Charlie's Virtual Reality therapy after she is sexually assaulted on a girls night out. As Charlie becomes addicted to the way she feels in VR she becomes less attached to the real world her friends are desperately fighting to bring her back to.
DIRECTOR BIO: Jamie Monahan is an award nominated filmmaker, director, producer and actress. She produced and directed ALMOST MAINE at The Shell Theater and produced SWINGTIME CANTEEN (Off Broadway) at Cherry Lane Theatre. Jamie produced and directed the award nominated short THE WISHING TREE, and assistant directed the award nominated short ANATOMY OF AN ORCHID. Last fall she produced and cast the proof of concept for ASTRAL, which was greenlit by Adaptive Studios, and Sundance New Voices Lab Finalist FLAT EARTH with award winning director Sonja O'Hara. Last summer she executive produced TRIAD with Sonja O'Hara, as well as produced BELOW THE BELT with Mark St. Cyr. She also executive produced, directed and stared in LUCID a new original sci-fi series that she wrote premièring in festivals this Spring.