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    New York Times

    “Louie Schwartzberg’s lightly informative, delightfully kooky documentary, “Fantastic Fungi,” offers nothing less than a model for planetary survival.”

    ~ Jeannette Catsoulis,
    The New York Times

    Wall Street Journal

    “Gorgeous photography! Time-lapse sequences of mushrooms blossoming forth could pass for studies of exotic flowers growing on another planet.” 

    ~ Joe Morgenstern,
    The Wall Street Journal

    RogerEbert.com
    “Schwartzberg’s film quickly proves to be one of the year’s most mind-blowing, soul-cleansing and yes, immensely entertaining triumphs.”

    ~ Matt Fagerholm,
    RogerEbert.com  

    Wall Street Journal

    “a must see for anyone interested in life, death and the pursuit of the planet’s well-being.” 

    ~ David Carpenter,
    Forbes

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    • Pamela Powel, Reel Honest Reviews

      Do not miss Fantastic Fungi, one of the most beautifully powerful and intellectually stimulating films of the year and perhaps even the decade

      Pamela Powel, Reel Honest Reviews
    • Paul Stamets

      Louie and his team have accomplished an amazing task – with beautiful imagery, celebrating the quality of nature we have now. Fantastic Fungi is a film that serves to be a bridge of understanding to connect these ideas. By investing in these fungal networks we invest in the webs of life. Time is short. We need to bring this knowledge to the forefront of public consciousness.

      Paul Stamets
    • Norman Lear

      Fantastic Fungi is a great film that captures our love affair with the planet we share.

      Norman Lear
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    Louie Schwartzberg
    The Filmmaker

    Louie Schwartzberg<br/>The Filmmaker

    Paul Stamets
    The Mycologist

    Paul Stamets<br/>The Mycologist

    Michael Pollan
    The Author

    Michael Pollan<br/>The Author

    Suzanne Simard, PhD
    The Ecologist

    Suzanne Simard, PhD<br/> The Ecologist

    Brie Larson
    The Narrator

    Brie Larson<br/>The Narrator

    Eugenia Bone
    The Food Writer

    Eugenia Bone<br/>The Food Writer

    Dr. Andrew Weil
    The Physician

    Dr. Andrew Weil<br/>The Physician

    Lyn Davis Lear
    The Producer

    Lyn Davis Lear <br/> The Producer

    William Padilla Brown
    The Farmer

    William Padilla Brown<br/>The Farmer

    Kevin Klauber
    The Editor

    Kevin Klauber<br/> The Editor

    Elease Lui Stemp
    The Producer

    Elease Lui Stemp<br/>The Producer

    Hollywood Reporter

    “As researchers describe the workings of vast underground networks of mycelium, the filmmakers offer CG that is just as polished as the time-lapse, and more colorful. It’s spookily beautiful, even, especially when envisioning what lies unseen beneath old-growth forests.”

    ~ John Defore,
    The Hollywood Reporter

    LA Times

    “Mushrooms are the new superheroes, as Brie Larson dreamily narrates over what is not a new Marvel epic but rather a documentary of epic proportions”

    ~ Robert Abele,
    The Los Angeles Times

    Observer

    “fascinating, informative, educational and totally entertaining”

    ~ Rex Reed,
    The Observer

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    “Captain Marvel ain’t got nothing on fungi”

    ~ Christopher Llewellyn Reed,
    Hammer to Nail

     

    “Fantastic Fungi is a film that is rife with hope and joy.”

    ~ Michael Frank,
    Cinema Sentries

    “If you’ve never thought much about fungi before, prepare to be amazed. You’ll be awed by Schwartzberg’s remarkable time-lapse images. His passion for fungi is written into every fibre of the film and it’s infectious.”

    ~ Jennie Kermode,
    Eye For Film

     

    “Fantastic Fungi makes the case that the answers to disease, anxiety, depression and global warming might be found underfoot. And they’re tasty to boot.”

    ~ Michael Casey,
    Boulder Weekly

    “He makes mushrooms look totally sexy as they explode into “sporegasms,” releasing their reproductive bits into the environment.”

    ~ Sarah A. Spitz,
    Santa Monica Daily Press

     

    “… Mind-Blowing Science…” 

    ~ Erik Henriksen,
    Portland Mercury

     

    “Awe-Inspiring”

    ~ Kathie Shapiro,
    Aspen Times Weekly

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