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Fantastic Fungi, a film by Louie Schwartzberg (), is 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, with its mycelial networks connecting vast systems of roots from plants and trees all over the planet. Like an underground internet, the mycelial network not only allows trees to communicate, but to transfer nutrients from mother trees to seedlings, fostering growth of their own species. Through the eyes of mycologists, like renowned expert Paul Stamets, scientists and mushroom enthusiasts, we will learn about the power, beauty and complexity of the fungi kingdom. We will see that fungi has much more to offer than we know - from food, medicine and expanding consciousness, to bioremediation, neurogenesis and treating end-of-life anxiety. And that's just tip of the iceberg.
