From: riburr@shentel.net   
      
   IAmBlissInCarnate wrote:   
   > I was wondering if it is for beginners or more advanced learners?   
   > Anyone?   
   >   
   The director, Ron Mann, showed the unfinished film at the 2008 Bonnaroo   
   Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee.  Mr. Mann was present to narrate   
   during the film and take questions from the audience.  (Again, the film   
   was in preproduction, some sections missing entirely.)  Having a keen   
   interest in mushrooms, I made sure to get a front row seat for the   
   screening.   
      
   The film certainly isn't aimed at advanced learners.  I was very   
   familiar with all the material presented.  Mr. Mann appeared as a   
   documentary film maker, and not someone who had an advanced knowledge of   
   mushrooms.  He gave elementary answers to audience questions about   
   mushrooms.  He was much more adept at answering questions about   
   documentary film making.   
      
   The audience at Bonnaroo was mostly interested in the "magical" aspects   
   of mushrooms, which the film touches on.  What I saw in the   
   pre-production screening was a film for viewers who have little   
   knowledge of mushrooms.  It was whimsical, light-hearted, showing   
   mushroom enthusiasts as somewhat eccentric and wacky, but harmless.  A   
   few interesting facts about mushrooms were sprinkled here and there.   
   The film was recently shown on the Sundance channel, but I don't see it   
   listed on the scedule any time soon.   
      
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