Paul Stamets

A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems.

DIRT! The Movie takes you inside the wonders of the soil. It tells the story of Earth's most valuable and underappreciated source of fertility--from its miraculous beginning to its crippling degradation. (www.dirtthemovie.org)

An optimistic alternative to apocalyptic doom and gloom. Directed by E/A nominee João Amorim, Pinchbeck is on a quest for a new paradigm that integrates the archaic wisdom of tribal cultures with the scientific method. Rather than breakdown & barbarism, 2012 may herald the birth of a regenerative planetary culture where collaboration replaces competition, where exploration of psyche and spirit becomes the new cutting edge, replacing the sterile materialism that has pushed our world to the brink. (2012timeforchange.com)

Imagine an organism that feeds you, heals you, reveals secrets of the universe and could help save the planet. Fantastic Fungi is a revelatory time-lapse journey about the magical, mysterious and medicinal world of fungi and their power to heal, sustain and contribute to the regeneration of life on Earth that began 3.5 billion years ago. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. [imdb]