Accordingtostudies,humanbeingsareasleepforapproximatelyathirdoftheirlives.Whenweareasleep,ourbrainismoreabletoaccesscertainbrainwaves,suchastheta,thatcanalsobecorrelatedwiththesubconsciousmind.Whatweseeindreamshasastronglinktoourinnersubconscious.Oneinterpretationofwhatdreamsrepresentisthattheyarereflectionsofourinnersubconscious.Forexample,anymomentsoffearoranxietyweexperienceinadreamcanbeareflectionofhowweperceiveourowncircumstancesinourwakinglives.Inmanyways,dreamscanteachusaspectsofourselvesthatwemaynotnoticeinourwakinglives,asitissoeasytogetsweptupinlifewithouttakingamomenttopauseandreflectonourownsituation. Somniumisafilmthatdivesintoexplorationofsubconsciousimagery,particularlyconcerningsituationsthatleaveusfeelingtrapped,isolated,andattacked.Mostpeoplecanrelatetotheanxietyfeltwhentrappedaliveinabox,orwhenbeingchasedbysomethingwefear.Thesefeelings,whichoftenstemfromtraumaticsituationsinourpast,causeustoemotionallycalibrateourperceptionstofitwithinacertainnarrativethatcausesfearandanxiety.Somniumattemptstocommunicatetotheaudienceonavisceralandsubconsciouslevelthattranscendstraditionalreasoningandrationality,andencouragesthemtoreflectdeeperastowhattheirownsubconsciousistryingtocommunicatetothem.