One Minute of Unconsciousness (OMOU)

One Minute of Unconsciousness (a Peruvian-American production) was born from the need to show what’s behind the American dream for a young Latina immigrant. The sociopolitical and economic context of Latin America is very unstable lately, and that causes the American dream for young people nowadays it’s different than before. In that sense, the goals and aspirations are different; but the challenge is the same. When someone migrates, it’s as if you were born again, it’s like starting from scratch in a totally foreign and unknown world. Far from family and friends, from that primary circle that sustains us; far from our culture, from that which forged our identity and gives us a sense of belonging; far from comfort, from the known and the predictable, from that security that we feel in our daily lives in our place of origin.
Our capacity for adaptation as human beings is infinite, but the fact of migrating puts us in a position of survival in solitude. It confronts us with our identity, with our strengths and weaknesses, with the deepest part of our being, and leads us to the question: is all this worth it? Is it worth risking everything to accomplish a dream? How do I stay true to myself in a world where I don't belong but that gives me the possibility of achieving what I want so much?
OMOU is a reflection of the challenges that immigrants face daily when migrating and the active struggle to overcome them. Identity, mental health and migration are the axes of this story, but from a Latin point of view. One minute of unconsciousness to reconnect with ourselves and recognize what makes us unique and authentic.