Films

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 us on an unexpected exploration of the realities of two indigenous communities and the fungi in the forests of Mexico, inviting us to reconsider the perceptions and experiences of both the human and non-human inhabitants of our world.

Lis and Juli, two young scientist, both come from communities that have long lived in symbiosis with the diverse mushrooms in their distinct regions of Oaxaca and Mexico State in Mexico. But the world they know is changing, and their pursuits are threatened by deforestation, lack of opportunity, and loss.

Preceded by the short film Why Would I Leave.

Discussion with director Otilia Portillo Padua.

“Transports all watching to a truly new place, one where past, present, future, science, and ritual collide in a beautiful kaleidoscope.”
-Bobby LePire, Film Threat