* SXSW Award Winner* Daughters of the Forest - Director Otilia Portillo Padua
DAUGHTERS OF THE FOREST is a story of entanglements: between humans and mushrooms; the visible and the invisible; generational knowledge and modern science. This immersive sci-fi documentary takes viewers on an unexpected, sometimes speculative exploration of the realities of two Indigenous communities and the fungi in the forests of Mexico, inviting them to reconsider the perceptions and experiences of both the human and non-human inhabitants of our world. Lis and Juli, two scientifically-trained young women, both come from communities that have long lived in symbiosis with the diverse…
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