2019 · documentary · space
Fantastic Fungi
Directed by Louie Schwartzberg1h 20m2019
A vivid journey into the mysterious subterranean world of mycelium and its fruit— the mushroom. A story that begins 3.5 billion years ago, fungi makes the soil that supports life, connecting vast systems of roots from plants and trees all over the planet, like an underground Internet. Through the eyes of renowned mycologist Paul Stamets, professor of forest ecology Suzanne Simard, best selling author Michael Pollan, food naturalist Eugenia Bone and others, we experience the power, beauty and complexity of the fungi kingdom.
Our read: Fantastic Fungi (2019) reads as a cosy, steady, inventive documentary · space entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, steady, gentle documentary / space, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- cosy
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
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