Mycoverse: Screening of Seeing Fungi & Microcosmos

Organized and hosted by Aaron Tupac Sponsored by Arlington Garden

Join us in the garden as we watch some inspiring nature documentaries together! First we will screen the recently released Fungi Foundation and Society of Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN) short film featuring the recent MacArthur "Genius" Grant recipient Toby Kiers, Entangled Life author Merlin Sheldrake, founder of the worldwide Fungi Foundation, Giuliana Furci, and a fungi-inspired soundtrack by Cosmo Sheldrake.

Followed by a screening of Microcosmos (1996) featured in the book we're currently reading and discussing, Forest Euphoria. A simple yet mesmerizing documentary on insect life in meadows and ponds.Providing inspiration for documenting tiny critters and fungi with captivating curiosity. The film is known as one the longest films ever to make with 15 years of research, 2 years of equipment design and 3 years of shooting.

More about the films:

🎥🍄‍🟫 Seeing Fungi (2025)

Seeing Fungi is an exciting film created by the Fungi Foundation and SPUN, direced by Mateo Barrenengoa and shot in the magnificent Tierra del Fuego in Chile.
Join Giuliana Furci, Toby Kiers and Merlin Sheldrake as they explore the ways that fungi can be allies in our efforts to protect the living world. While they document fungal diversity in Nothofagus forests, pampas, rivers, fjords, and glaciers, the scientists discuss the vital role of #fungi in conservation and why they should be recognized as powerful tools for protecting life on Earth.
Follow them on this extraordinary journey to explore Tierra del Fuego’s funga and underground mycorrhizal networks.
Directed by Mateo Barrenengoa.
Music by Cosmo Sheldrake.

🎞️🐜 Microcosmos (1996)

An international co-production of France, Switzerland, Italy and the United Kingdom, the film showcases detailed interactions between insects and other small invertebrates, and features music by Bruno Coulais. Directed by Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennoua

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