The Land of Dreams
Just like a lot of other Americans, Daniel Troia had been feeling all of the tension in the country, which made him question just how connected we really are anymore. Determined to find out if we tru…
The Land of Dreams
Just like a lot of other Americans, Daniel Troia had been feeling all of the tension in the country, which made him question just how connected we really are anymore. Determined to find out if we truly are as divided as it seems, he decides to set off on a cross-country bicycle journey with the hope of gaining a better understanding of the human connection. He didn't bring any food or money with him because he believed traveling that way would create a unique way of interacting with the people he came in contact with. Equipped with hidden camera glasses and a cardboard sign that read, "Biking across country. Ran out of food. Anything helps.", Troia leaves from the California coast with the goal of cycling all the way to New York City. Along the way, he holds his sign in front of grocery stores and listens to stories from the people who offer him help. As time goes on, he starts to notice a common theme with the people that he meets: Those who have faced the most adversity in their lives often have the most to give. Across 19 states, Troia gets chased by a tornado in Kansas, runs out of water in the great basin desert, nearly avoids hypothermia in Montana, eats out of countless dumpsters, sleeps inside a giant redwood tree, gets taken in by kind strangers, and crosses the Sierras, Rockies and Appalachian Mountain ranges. A journey taken entirely alone and filmed with his hidden camera, Gopro and a drone, Troia's experiment ultimately forces a new perspective on this country, one that convinces him that there is much more that brings us together than separates us.
The Land of Dreams
Drama,Musical
Film Details
Just like a lot of other Americans, Daniel Troia had been feeling all of the tension in the country, which made him question just how connected we really are anymore. Determined to find out if we truly are as divided as it seems, he decides to set off on a cross-country bicycle journey with the hope of gaining a better understanding of the human connection. He didn't bring any food or money with him because he believed traveling that way would create a unique way of interacting with the people he came in contact with.
Equipped with hidden camera glasses and a cardboard sign that read, "Biking across country. Ran out of food. Anything helps.", Troia leaves from the California coast with the goal of cycling all the way to New York City.
Along the way, he holds his sign in front of grocery stores and listens to stories from the people who offer him help. As time goes on, he starts to notice a common theme with the people that he meets: Those who have faced the most adversity in their lives often have the most to give. Across 19 states, Troia gets chased by a tornado in Kansas, runs out of water in the great basin desert, nearly avoids hypothermia in Montana, eats out of countless dumpsters, sleeps inside a giant redwood tree, gets taken in by kind strangers, and crosses the Sierras, Rockies and Appalachian Mountain ranges.
A journey taken entirely alone and filmed with his hidden camera, Gopro and a drone, Troia's experiment ultimately forces a new perspective on this country, one that convinces him that there is much more that brings us together than separates us..