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American Savannah takes you deep into the roots of the great green lawn. Featured at film festivals and markets in Canada and Europe, this playful and slightly irreverent documentary takes you down low, to the roots of all things green. It is a romp through the grass less travelled, a reflective essay on the relationship between humans and nature that asks a very simple question: Why do we love our lawns so much?

The answer is more complex than you might think. It involves anthropological, social, historical and even psychoanalytic components. It tells us something about our culture—and that of the curious plant we’ve been living with for hundreds of years. The lawn, that trim, domesticated, perfect stretch of green, is tied to our need to control nature and ’twas ever thus.

With humour and insight, American Savannah examines the fascinating human insanity that is the lawn, casting an ironic gaze on what has become a cultural obsession. The ultimate GREEN Movie.