Narrated by Academy Award-Winner Brie Larson, FANTASTIC FUNGI takes us on an immersive journey into the magical earth beneath our feet: an underground network with the potential to 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.
Director
Louie Schwartzberg
Cast
Tony D. Head, Michael Pollan, Paul Stamets, Andrew Weil
Rating
Year
2024
Country
USA
Language
English
Main Trailer
Reviews
- "Though its generic title may evoke memories of the archaic science videos you fell asleep to in grade school, Schwartzberg’s film quickly proves to be one of the year’s most mind-blowing, soul-cleansing and yes, immensely entertaining triumphs."
- RogerEbert.com - "The totality of Fantastic Fungi is so entertaining, informative and appealingly hopeful about the hard-working cure-all for our ailing world lying beneath our feet."
- Los Angeles Times - "“Focuses” is a relative term for a documentary that dispenses lots of information without organizing it very well, but Fantastic Fungi is never uninteresting, and often startling in the natural beauty it reveals."
- Wall Street Journal
Festivals
- Maui Film Festival