Bumps on Sticks

Video, 2025

Meet genus Chlorociboria! These gorgeous blue-green ‘bumps on sticks’ pull you into the micro world of sac fungi. Characters, including three human-sized elf cups, a loupe for scale, and a mycologist, will guide you through the process of close observation, documentation, and proper specimen collection. You will leave ready to join the ranks of the global citizen-mycologist kindom.

Written, Edited and Directed ….. Ben Kinsley, Riitta Ikonen
Chlorociboria created and performed by ….. Riitta Ikonen, Jessica Langley, Ben Kinsley
Loupe created and performed by ….. Jennifer Evans Kinsley
Mycologist ….. Pat Mitchell
Director of Photography ….. Matt Chmielarczyk
Production Assistants ….. Anne Lee Foster, Rebecca Kaler
Commission by ….. factory2, Seoul

Shot on location at the 45th annual Telluride Mushroom Festival
Premiered at the 2025 Fungi Film Festival