Fantastic Fungi: The Magic Beneath Us (2019)
When so many are struggling for connection, inspiration and hope, Fantastic Fungi brings us together as interconnected creators of our world. Fantastic Fungi is a consciousness-shifting film that takes us on an immersive journey through time and scale into the magical earth beneath our feet, an underground network that can heal and save our planet. Through the eyes of renowned scientists and mycologists like Paul Stamets, best-selling authors Michael Pollan, Eugenia Bone, Andrew Weil and others, we become aware of the beauty, intelligence and solutions the fungi kingdom offers us in response to some of our most pressing medical, therapeutic, and environmental challenges.
Primary Title
- Fantastic Fungi: The Magic Beneath Us
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 23 April 2020
Release Year
- 2019
Duration
- 81:00
Channel
- MOVING ART by Louie Schwartzberg
Broadcaster
- Vimeo
Programme Description
- When so many are struggling for connection, inspiration and hope, Fantastic Fungi brings us together as interconnected creators of our world. Fantastic Fungi is a consciousness-shifting film that takes us on an immersive journey through time and scale into the magical earth beneath our feet, an underground network that can heal and save our planet. Through the eyes of renowned scientists and mycologists like Paul Stamets, best-selling authors Michael Pollan, Eugenia Bone, Andrew Weil and others, we become aware of the beauty, intelligence and solutions the fungi kingdom offers us in response to some of our most pressing medical, therapeutic, and environmental challenges.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Fungi
- Mycology
- Documentary films--United States
Genres
- Documentary
- Environment
- Science
Contributors
- Louie Schwartzberg (Director)
- Mark Monroe (Writer)
- Brie Larson (Narrator)
- Louie Schwartzberg (Producer)
- Lyn Davis Lear (Producer)
- Elease Lui Stemp (Producer)
- Paul Stamets (Interviewee)
- Michael Pollan (Interviewee)
- Andrew Weil (Interviewee)
- Eugenia Bone (Interviewee)
- Suzanne Simard` (Interviewee)
- Adam Peters (Composer)
- Louie Schwartzberg (Cinematographer)
- Moving Art Studio (Production Unit)
- Reconsider (Production Unit)
- Area 23a (Distributor)
Subjects
- Fungi
- Mycology
- Documentary films--United States