Most of life on earth is interconnected by a vast underground network of mushrooms, a sort of realm overlapping flora and fauna, hidden from view and yet to be discovered. Biologist Merlin Sheldrake introduces the myriad varieties of fungi with the help of his microscope and reveals the secret life of these organisms, their role in biodiversity, medicine, and degradation of plastic waste. Bjork narrates as we make our way from the Tasmanian rainforest in Tarkine to the misty wilderness of Yunnan in China on a journey to find a solution to the urgent needs of our planet.
Fungi: The Web of Life
Genre
Documentary
Country
Australia
Year
2022
Duration
45'
Production Companies
Stranger than Fiction Films
Languages
English
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Endangered by human actions, the diversity of species is crucial to the harmony of the interconnected ecosystems we inhabit: the implications of its loss and why this issue affects more than just those that go extinct.
Food on Film project
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Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Creative Europe Media Program. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.