Mushrooms are deceiving. They can play tricks with your head. In this animation film, mushrooms are a powerful metaphor. Their metamorphosis suggests that life is a vast “food chain”. If this is indeed our reality, can we, the consumers, escape being consumed? A film that serves up a riveting “plat du jour”. Awards: Zagreb; Chicago
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
508852
Language
French
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - United States - Chicago - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Foreign language films
Animals & Wildlife → Food chains
Animation → Animated films - Canada
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Food chains
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Mushrooms, Edible
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Consumer behavior
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Behaviorism (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Consumers
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mushrooms, Edible
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychiatry
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)