An extension of the In/Visible Signals Art Exhibition, this curated selection of films showcases some of the most memorable and award-winning films from the Fungi Film Fest. The program will be available to watch throughout the weekend (on a loop), offering attendees a chance to see a film any time during the exhibition’s open hours.
2024 |Mexico |11:06
Alba, Maydis and Judae are fungi like creatures that inhabit the big oak tree. For years they have served The Beast without ever attempting to confront him, until now... The arrival of the newest fungi member to their sisterhood will make them question the authority of The Beast. They dream of freedom but the road to get it wont be easy to take.
2024 |Italy |6:47
The empty life of a lonely boy blurs between dream and reality. His fears and desires intertwine, taking shape in a frightening and cumbersome version of himself that haunts him, revealing itself to be only a harmless observer. The choice to use 3D animation, robotic and polygonal, in contrast with a static and distant direction, aims to underline the blurred boundaries between the reality in which the protagonist exists and the imaginary world in which he lives.
2025 |USA |3:56 |English |Subtitles: English
Three human-sized elf cups, a loupe for scale, and a mycologist, guide you through the process of close observation, documentation, and proper specimen collection. Are you ready to join the ranks of the global citizen-mycologist kingdom?
2020 |USA |4:20 |English
The thoughts of an Amanita muscaria (also known as Fly Agaric or Fly Amanita) mushroom on his species' relationship with humans.
2021 |Canada |8:20 |French |Subtitles: English
This portrait film follows Dean Robert, an eccentric self-sufficient mushroom cultivator who lives in an RV. It explores the adventurous and carefree van life, while also acknowledging that this reality can sometimes be deceptive.
2023 |Chile |11:27
In the darkness of the forest, a sleeping body, its slow decomposition, activating the agency of the fungi. Within the shadows, life and death converge, as reflections of spirits and other entities rise to watch and move among the trees. In this ethereal dance, the fragility of existence and the resilience of nature intersect in a dreamlike symphony of becoming and transcendence.
2024 |Poland |3:53 |Polish |Subtitles: English
The film is a short documentary on Mushlings - a magical evolution of common mushrooms. Through the fairy-tale-like creatures, the film shows the beauty and variety of mushrooms and nature itself. It teaches respect for the forest and the world around us. Humans do not live here alone, this point is especially emphasized when little cute mystical mushroom creatures are at stake! Some of the pieces depicted are: King Bolets, Fly Agaric, Hoof fungus, Puffball, and many more.
2023 |USA |3:00
In this animated short film a symbiont human-fungal hybrid creature expresses the longstanding and deep connections between the human and fungal worlds. The creature recites a poetic call to remembrance of these connections while a dreamlike montage of humans, fungal fruiting bodies and mycelium unfold to illustrate the poem.
2022 |Netherlands |3:57 |English |Subtitles: English
Western witchcraft has a strong subversive potential, that is however weakened by the eternally maintained occult universe it is based on. Through the use of mycelium and the assimilation of its values, this movie speculates a new magickal practice that aims at expanding its revolutionary power.
2020 |USA |3:24 |English
NAMAI is a film about home, heritage, memory and mushrooms. It uses home videos from my father's childhood, as well as supplemental found footage.
2023 |Canada |2:38
A girl finds a sentient mushroom creature in her home and accidentally releases him. Chaos ensues.
2022 |UK |4:30
Inside a hollow tree trunk two mushroom roommates decide to spice up their evening with some recreational drugs.
2025 |Brazil |16:34 |Portuguese |Subtitles: English
The short film Studies on entangled life portrays a poetic look on the symbiosis between fungi and plant roots, known as mycorrhizas, and their relationship with soil health. The narrative is intertwined with the transformative experience of pregnancy.
2021 |UK |5:10
A boat navigates a tumultuous sea of mushrooms whilst searching for her lost sister ship.
2022 |Canada |19:26 |English
A stunning visual exploration of matter in various states of microbial transformation begs fundamental questions about our complicated relationships with other species.
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