A Flower
In the shady slopes of the French Tarn gorge, a flower has just bloomed. She is called Ladyslipper.
The Future is Rotten
The Future is Rotten
A secret culture of foragers spend their lives hunting the Matsutake. Coveted in Japan for its flavor and symbolism, the treasured mushroom can bring up to $1000 kg but its true value lies underground. A genius networker and healer of ruined landscapes, the Matsutake might just be our last, best hope for an American forest system run amuk. The rare fungi appears in troubled and depleted forests, collaborating with trees to help each other grow through a mutual collaboration. Humans continue to be stumped on how to cultivate these rare and valuable mushrooms and voices urging the U.S. Forest Service to change it's fire fighting laws are growing. Characters from Oregon and Northern California invite us into a forest, a mushroom farm and a kitchen to demonstrate what happens when we collaborate and share the greater value found right under our feet - the mushrooms that help to preserve our ecosystem and are still delicious on our plates.
Director
Nancy Dionne
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Nancy Dionne
Nancy Dionne is an award winning documentary filmmaker and photojournalist who likes taking people “to a threshold” by producing stories that create connections not yet considered, honoring the intelligence of nature, the human spirit and music. She works as a Producer, is a SF Film Festival and the IDA judge and member of the "CREATOR Program" for Yahoo!JAPAN. Her third film in production is called "Conduction".
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