KNOW YOUR MUSHROOMS follows uber myco visionaries Gary Lincoff and Larry Evans (two of the more expert and unforgettably mercurial characters in the community) as they lead us on a hunt for the wild mushroom and the deeper cultural experiences attached to the mysterious fungi.
Combining material filmed at the Telluride Mushroom Fest with animation and archival footage along with a neo-psychedelic soundtrack by the Flaming Lips, KNOW YOUR MUSHROOMS opens the doors to perception, takes the audience on a longer, stranger trip and delivers them to a brave new world where the fungi might well guide humanity to a saner, safer place… with extra cheese…
CONSUMER WARNING: Don’t Go Into The Forest Without This Movie!
Combining material filmed at the Telluride Mushroom Fest with animation and archival footage along with a neo-psychedelic soundtrack by the Flaming Lips, KNOW YOUR MUSHROOMS opens the doors to perception, takes the audience on a longer, stranger trip and delivers them to a brave new world where the fungi might well guide humanity to a saner, safer place… with extra cheese…
CONSUMER WARNING: Don’t Go Into The Forest Without This Movie!
If you know your mycology, this movie might not be the most informative piece of media for you, but I recommend it nonetheless because it is entertaining, sometimes even cute. It starts out quite normal, maybe to rope in the squares, and eventually gets very McKenna-esque. Though the movie is brief, they do try to cover every possibility in the relationship between humans and mushrooms. The characters are enigmatic old hippie wanderers in a sense and yet know their stuff very well. I learned from one of them that reishi mushrooms can be very effective in treating psoriasis.
One should be able to find a torrent of the DVD rip online, just as I did. You probably won't regret it.
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