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Darwin’s Balls

Darwin’s Balls

2021 |USA |5:32 |English

Re-discovery of an ancient fungus and its strange place in history. Returning from Antarctica Erik discovers a mysterious Beech tree fungus in the mountains of Ushuaia on Tierra del Fuego. Curiosity takes over and he follows the fungus through the history of the indigenous people, Darwin's voyage on the Beagle and into his mouth.

Darwin’s Balls
Director
Erik Nachtrieb
MEET THE DIRECTOR

Erik Nachtrieb

Erik Nachtrieb is an award-winning adventure film and TV producer, specializing in remote environment and expedition content, who's worked on all 7 continents. He's also a plant molecular geneticist and currently CEO of the SetJetters mobile app, which enables people to travel to film locations from their favorite movies.

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