Fantastic Fungi- Melbourne, February 2020

Don’t miss out - Get your tickets early! Previous 2 sessions SOLD OUT!!!

Mind Medicine Australia is thrilled to invite you to our third screening of Fantastic Fungi on Wednesday February 19 2020 at 7:00pm.

Please don't miss this opportunity! Book your tickets today.

View the trailer here:

Mycelium is a life preserver not only for our species but for so many species on this Earth that we love.

We're asking you to start this revolution in the ecology of consciousness. Please help us. We can save this planet with your help and the help of Mycelium.

There are currently no medications that have proven effective in dealing with the massive increase in addictions, depression, trauma and suicide.

Psychedelic medicines are showing extraordinary results in clinical trials, and are on the fast track to becoming one of the most transformative tools of our time.

In a world where people feel so deeply disconnected, the use of medications to further detach them may work to dampen the emotions that are experienced, but often provides little relief and no profound insights into the internal experience of life. What science has shown is that psilocybin works to calm the region of the brain called the Default Mode Network and stimulates the connections between regions in the brain that may not be connecting well.

This stunning film by award-winning director Louie Schwartzberg touches on the ground-breaking work being done at Johns Hopkins, UCLA, New York University and other places. It will open a door to a meaningful and important conversation and exploration into the potential mushrooms offer.

The film also covers topics including innovation, health, wellness and medicine, the environment and biodiversity, foraging, food and cooking, consciousness and spirituality, culture, history and the arts.

How can you help? Watch the film. Grab as many people as you can and watch the film together. Discuss the subject matter with each other. Tell others to do the same. Follow the mycelium network’s guidance and example.

"Schwartzberg’s film quickly proves to be one of the year’s most mind-blowing, soul-cleansing and yes, immensely entertaining triumphs.”

-Matt Fagerholm, RogerEbert.com

MELBOURNE SCREENING
Date: Wednesday 19 February 2020
Time: 6:45pm for 7:15pm start – 9:15pm (incl Q&A Panel) 

The screening WILL BEGIN AT 7:15pm.

Location: Cinema Nova - 380 Lygon St, Carlton VIC
Ticket Price: $35 General Admission / $25 Concession

Following the screening there will be a Q & A panel with Peter Hunt AM, Tania de Jong AM, Renee Harvey, Sean O'Carroll and Nigel Strauss. This will be an opportunity to engage in a discussion about psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies for mental illness broadly, and what Mind Medicine Australia and other local organisations are doing here in Australia.

Director: Louis Schwartzberg
Producers: Elease Lui & Lyn Lear 
Writer: Mark Monroe

More about medicinal psychedelic treatments:

Psychedelic-assisted treatments offer enormous potential in providing a meaningful alternative to current treatments for mental illness. PTSD is a debilitating condition that affects tens of millions of people worldwide, with many more trauma victims diagnosed with comorbid conditions such as depression, anxiety and eating disorders. In recent clinical trials, MDMA has been shown to produce reliable clinical improvements, restoring patient safety and self-agency even for individuals who have suffered with PTSD for many years, and for whom many treatments have failed.

The wave of clinical psychedelic research and regulatory support is rapidly building, with experts forecasting the availability of psychedelic-assisted treatments in the US and EU within the next 2 to 5 years, subject to positive clinical outcomes in large trials that are currently underway. 

More about the panel

Peter Hunt AM 
B.Com, LL.B 
Founder & Chair of Mind Medicine Australia 
As an investment banker Peter Hunt AM advised local and multi-national companies and governments in Australia for nearly 35 years. He co-founded and was Executive Chairman of one of Australia’s leading investment banking advisory firms, Caliburn Partnership (now called Greenhill Australia) and continued as Chairman of the Firm after its sale to Greenhill Inc in 2009. Peter is an active philanthropist involved in funding, developing and scaling social sector organisations which seek to create a better and fairer world. Peter was made a member of the General Division of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2010 for services to the philanthropic sector.

Tania de Jong AM 
LL.B (Hons), GradDipMus 
Founder & Deputy Chair of Mind Medicine Australia  
Tania de Jong AM is a trail-blazing Australian soprano, award-winning social entrepreneur, creative innovation catalyst, spiritual journey woman, storyteller and global speaker. Tania is one of Australia’s most successful female entrepreneurs and innovators developing 5 businesses and 3 charities over the past 3 decades. She is Founder and Executive Producer of future-shaping events series, Creative Innovation Global. She was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in June 2008 and named one of the 100 Women of Influence and the 100 Australian Most Influential Entrepreneurs in 2018.

Renee Harvey
Clinical Psychologist from Imperial College, London

Renee is a Clinical Psychologist has had a long career in the UK as a Consultant in the NHS and more recently as an Honorary Research Fellow at Imperial College London in the study of psilocybin for treatment resistant depression.  She has been responsible for leading in service development for people with complex emotional needs across Sussex (UK), establishing three specialist services, including staff appointments, training and supervision, and in clinical delivery in these services.

Dr Nigel Strauss

MBBS, DPM, FRANZCP

Psychiatrist

Nigel Strauss has been a Consultant Psychiatrist for over 40 years and is the Medical Director of the Millswyn Clinic in South Yarra, a private outpatient psychiatric facility. Dr Strauss is an Honorary Research Fellow within Psychiatry, University of Melbourne and a Member of Scientific Advisory Board, European Foundation for Psychedelic Science. Dr Strauss is also a Member of Scientific and Medical Advisory Board, Australian Institute for Medicinal Cannabis. He has a special interest in medico-legal psychiatry and is employed as a lecturer by AMA Victoria. He has been a Consultant to Worksafe and TAC. Dr Strauss has a special interest in psychedelic medicines and has trained in the UK to work as a psychedelic therapist and is also a MAPS accredited psychedelic therapist.

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