Air Unplugged

Set in the futurist world of New Khan, young Ary lands her dream job as a flight nurse. Fueled by her desire to help those who cannot help themselves, Ary believes this new job will help her overcome her own newly formed trauma of life and death.

In a turn of events, her helicopter flight to an ordinary, everyday rescue call crashes in a world far from algorithms. Ary finds herself detached from the rest of society and technology.

Will she survive and overcome her greatest fears of survival? Or will Ary succumb to her newly unplugged life?

Air Unplugged, by Olga Akopiants, intersects technology, medicine and femininity and speaks strongly to women entering their respective careers who want to grapple with the beautiful idea of resiliency. While surviving in the unknown is at time seemingly impossible, we are capable of more than we initially think.


"A crash landing into a world that relies more on technology than we do today might leave you wondering what might happen if you get unplugged. Throw in an actual crash landing, and see where that journey could lead." -Joshua Gibson, University of Florida PhD Candidate