FUNGUS

Yoshiki Nishimura / Japan / 2022 / World Premiere / 8 min.

synopsis

An unusual, conceptual documentary that combines the director’s fascination with fungi with modern, audiovisual technologies. Using photogrammetry from hundreds of images, the assembled 3D models document the maturation of four domestically grown species of fungi, their incredibly fast growth, and also their sculptural and artistic qualities.

“Beyond a direct experience of the people, places and things around us, we often turn to forms of mass media to help inform our place in the wider world.”

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biography

Yoshiki Nishimura (* 1954) is a Japanese experimental filmmaker and producer. In his work, he explores the boundaries of reality and virtuality with the help of 3D graphics. Ji.hlava audiences might remember him for his films An Observation (2013), Fascinating Moments (2014), An Orchestra in the Sky (2014), Dear Daisy (2020), and Contour (2021), which were shown at the festival in years prior.