''Lucid'' is a 2005 Canadian film written and directed by Sean Garrity. The film centers on Joel Rothman (

Jonas Chernick Jonas Chernick (born July 16, 1973) is a Canadian actor and screenwriter.

), a man who is suffering from insomnia after having massive problems in his personal life including a separation and being targeted by his boss. As a psychotherapist he is assigned three patients suffering from

posttraumatic stress disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that develops from experiencing a Psychological trauma, traumatic event, such as sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, warfare and its associated traumas, natural disaster ...

. He must treat them to figure out his own life. It won the award for Best Western Canadian Film at the

Vancouver International Film Festival The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Festi ...

in 2005.Ken Eisner
"VIFF voters back local Horse"
''

The Georgia Straight ''The Georgia Straight'' is a free Canadian weekly news and entertainment newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia, by Overstory Media Group. Often known simply as ''The Straight'', it is delivered to newsboxes, post-secondary schools ...

'', October 20, 2005.

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