What do ants and backpackers have in common? More than you may imagine... They both create amazing interconnected labyrinths that reach far beyond our perception, heavy loads are a burden to be bared, and they do anything possible to sustain their way of life. 'When the ants dream' is a creative documentary about a backpacker who leaves his hometown in search of a Brave New World, and on the way he starts to collect 'the bread crumbs' of travelers past.