The Mushroom Speaks

We hated them in our soup as children, but now as adults we admire their complex beauty. Mushrooms are ancient, ubiquitous, and reign with exceptional intelligence.

They are the embodiment of the cycle of life; mushrooms existed before us and will outlive us. While we share the same planet, their mesmerizing variety of forms and capabilities seems almost alien. Food, medicine, narcotic, and poison—could they not also offer solutions to mankind’s most pressing issues? In her documentary, Marion Neumann shows us a sample of both scientific and general views on the fungi kingdom, the representatives of which speak to us with uncomfortably damp, sticky voices.