Paul Stamets believes we have entered into the 6th major extinction on our planet. He presents mushrooms as a solution to this problem, including cleaning polluted soil, creating new insecticides, treating smallpox and maybe even the flu. Join the conversation and tweet #MushroomMan to have your tweet featured on the GE FOCUS FORWARD website. Go to https://www.focusforwardfilms.com/films/54/mushroom-man to see the discussion. Watch more GE FOCUS FORWARD films at vimeo.com/focusforwardfilms/films. Starring: Paul Stamets Writer-Director: Leslie Iwerks Executive Producers: Daryl Hannah & Leslie Iwerks Producer: Michael E. Tang Director of Photography: Suki Medencevic Edited by: Leslie Iwerks Story Editor: Mark A. Johnson Post-Production Coordinator: Jackie Turlik Sound Recordist: Mark W. Iler Grip: Marc Dewey Publicity Still should be accredited to: © Isaac Hernández