Projects - Sloan Science & Film

The Mushroomers Erica Liu

Persie, a recently widowed mycologist, attempts to heal a contaminated old-growth forest in Washington State using only super fungi–but the mechanics of Mother Nature and her own mourning prove far fickler than anticipated.

CREDITS

Written and directed by Erica Liu
Produced by Yu-Hao (David) Su
Cinematography by Colin Oh

SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS

Biology

AWARDS

2018, SFFILM: Science in Cinema Filmmaker Fellowship
2020, Tribeca Film Institute: Filmmaker Fund: Screenplay Development Award
2020, Film Independent: Producer's Grant

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Short Films
Feature Films

A science focused teaching framework for short and feature films, all of which have received awards from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for their depictions of scientific themes or characters.