PIRET begins to walk and slowly take flight, and I could not feel more proud to continue giving voice — however small — to themes of immigration, mental health, and loneliness.
Yesterday, I was reading a post by the Secretary-General of the
@unitednations , addressing migration, its ongoing crisis, misinformation, and the world’s collective failure to manage the situation. Those words stayed with me.
As an immigrant, a Latino, and an artist who “freely” chose to immigrate, I know very deeply what that truly means. Perhaps that is why I connect so profoundly with PIRET.
There is a silent violence in having to constantly justify one’s own existence — one’s dreams, one’s fragility, one’s survival. Especially in a world where value is so often measured through money, productivity, visibility, and the false rhetoric of those in positions of power who believe they have the authority to validate or legitimize your existence.
PIRET is not a traditional heroine. She simply chooses to exist despite everything.
And perhaps that is precisely what moves me most about her: that even in a world governed by noise, acceleration, money, and power, there are still human beings who preserve human dignity, and who teach us through silence — not through moral posturing or condescension, but through resilience, sensitivity, and example.
Brava, PIRET ❤️
Photos: exercises 1, 2, and 3 from Piret.
Photos by
@anyelo_troya @kodak
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Written and Directed by
@juliandelachica
Cinematography by
@pettitegreenphotography &
@anyelo_troya
Produced by
@irreverencegroupmusic
Anni Jürgenson — Piret
@chico_raro__ — Maestra Gertrudis
@ilomiller — Zinaida
Voice Cast
Maritza Oliva-Pérez — Voice of Haydeé
Alejandro FG — Voice of Cándido
Jenni Elliott — Voice of Sister Catalina
#immigration #silence #mentalhealthday
