Demián Bichir is headed for a life in the Woods…

The 53-year-old Mexican actor and former Oscar nominee has joined the cast Walden: Life in the Woods, an independent film that’s shooting in Colorado.

Directed by Alex Harvey from a script by Adam Chanzit, the film is the reimagining of Henry David Thoreau’s treatise on nature. It interlaces three stories about the trappings of 21st century life and a few unlikely transcendentalists who dream dangerously of escape. The narrative includes stop-motion animation spearheaded by Laura Goldhamer, who also is penning an original score.

The film costars T.J. Miller, Lynn Cohen, Erik Hellman, Tony LoVerde, Chris Sullivan and Jamie Horton.

The film was funded in part by arts philanthropists and investors in the region and landed an incentive package from Colorado’s Office of Film, Television and Media. The Denver Film Society also is sponsoring the indie.