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As many of you know we, Stephen Axford and Catherine Marciniak of Planet Fungi, are passionate about fungi. Help us fund this documentary Only 7% of our budget to go. For over a decade, we’ve been documenting fungi in photographs and videos across Asia, Chile and Australasia. We document fungi because humans are only just starting to understand how important fungi are to life on our planet. We realise now that without fungi, the world as we know it would not exist - forests would not exist, and we would not exist. Raising awareness about fungi is critical to achieving that goal. We are in post-production on our new documentary – an Australian fungi safari called Follow the Rain. As many of you know we, Stephen Axford and Catherine Marciniak of Planet Fungi, are passionate about fungi. In one of the wettest years Australia has ever seen, we followed in the path of the rain to document the fungi that emerged, some of them rare, some very transient and some new to science. We educate by blending the amazing footage of our time-lapses of fungi growing with a fungi adventure where we meet people in ancient and wild landscapes, who explain the science of fungi. Some of the adventures in the documentary are a journey into the world of zombie hunting, unearthing the hidden trading deals between fungi and trees, following a 10-year investigation to name a new species, and revealing the fungal life of a desert. We also go behind the scenes into our world of fungi photography and time-lapse, sharing what we discover along the way. So far, like most of our projects, we have self-funded our film shoot and editing. However this project is a feature length and we would like to complete it with a professional sound mix, grade, some visual effects and most importantly a musical collaboration with the brilliant composer Romano Crivici and musician Carla Thackrah to create the scores. So we are seeking the help of our supporters and fungi-philes to make this documentary as beautiful and powerful as it can be. You can donate here All but 7% of our budget is already funding. Just think if all our followers on YouTube just gave a few dollars we will reach our target. That is the wonderful power of crowdfunding. For your contributions you will receive a credit and a free stream when we release the documentary for general distribution and we will keep you updated via this newsletter and our social media platforms of any screening opportunities near you. Subscribe to the newsletter on our website And of course you will receive our gratitude. Help make this happen By helping us to share the stunning beauty of fungi, and how important it is to Life on the Earth, you and we will bring more attention to this magnificent and important Kingdom of Life. Anything you can spare for this crowdfunding campaign will help us achieve this mission. We thank you in advance for your ongoing support. Stephen and Catherine.
