Mushrooms

Theodora Pfeffermannová / Czech Republic / 2025 / World Premiere / 3 min.

synopsis

A four-minute stop-motion animation composed of photographs, watercolors, and fungal pigments brings to life the imagery of mushrooms in an endless array of shapes and forms. With exaggeration and humor, it allows a fascinating mycological universe to grow, evoking the infinitely ramified, mysterious world of mycelium and its hidden communication.

“What do you do when your world starts to fall apart? I go for a walk, and if I’m really lucky, I find mushrooms. Mushrooms pull me back to my senses, not just – like flowers – through their riotous colors and smells but because they pop up unexpectedly, reminding me of the good fortune of just happening to be there.” — Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing, The Mushrooms at the End of the World (Princeton University Press, 2015), p. 1.

biography

Theodora Pfeffermannová studies at the Center for Audiovisual Studies at FAMU and at the Department of Film Studies at Charles University. She works as a film education lecturer for children and adults. Her work straddles the boundaries between animation, audiovisual essays, and visual expression.

film details

director:	Theodora Pfeffermannová
producer:	Tereza Medková
photography:	Theodora Pfeffermannová
editing:	Theodora Pfeffermannová
sound:	Hugo Hauskrecht
art director:	Theodora Pfeffermannová
Consultant:	Georgy Bagdasarov