Synopsis: An inexperienced band goes into self-imposed isolation in a remote cabin to ensure that they will finally record an album. Lars, the lead singer, believes that the surrounding wilderness will inspire him to awaken creatively and spiritually. He wanders into the woods, where he meets a mysterious talking tree who promises to teach him how. Instead, the two enter a realm of confusion and obscurity.
Americana Nirvana is a myth about the tragic, psychedelic American dream: of frontiers and pioneers; of struggle and triumph over great odds; of continual invention and progress; of individual dicovery; of expansion and growth; and of transcendence and revelation.
This myth is inspired by myriad tragedies of American pursuits: the violence of manifest destiny; the disillusionment of Walden; the melancholy of cowboys; the broken promise of the moon landing; the destruction of our natural environment by the great inventions of our ancestors; and the entropy, violence and confusion of counterculture.
