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Before the Music Dies director Andrew Shapter travels across the country on a mission to find out what it means to be truly happy, interviewing everyone from blue collar workers to the Dalai Lama along the way. No stone is left unturned as Shapter pursues the American dream from the biggest cities to the smallest villages, speaking with the likes of John Mellencamp and Willie Nelson in hopes of capturing that illusive shining light that illuminates our lives in even the darkest of times.