In a remote Himalayan region, the villagers of Maikot are preparing for the harvest of a mysterious aphrodisiac caterpillar-mushroom worth more than gold. Lalita, a young mother, had to let go of her dreams after getting married because of the social pressures of her community. As the whole village departs to the mountains, she joins the journey to the high-altitude pasturelands in the hope of providing a better life for her family through the hazardous harvest of the rare mushroom.

Set against the backdrop of stunning mountainous landscapes, the film presents an intimate and humane portrait of people that put everything on the line for a chance to ascend to greener pastures. Will the harvest be good this year?

Dir. Maude Plante-Husaruk, Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis - 84min - 2021 - Canada

"this intimate documentary from Maude Plante-Husaruk and Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis paints a stirring portrait of a community exploited by modern commerce...When viewed in wide shots, the ant-like figures of the collectors and the majesty of the snowbound mountain ranges evoke an uneasy juxtaposition of exploitation and beauty." - Guardian

"The art of foraging assumes epic proportions...rich and picturesque observational doc" - POV Magazine

"This film resonates beauty beyond words and images. There is this wonderful quote from Trinh T. Minh-Ha encouraging us to film alongside rather than about each other and we feel that it is in this sensitive approach that the filmmakers offer us this wonderful encounter. " - **Winner**, New Visions Award, RIDM, Montreal Int. Doc Fest.

"transmutes ethnography into cinematic metaphor through the quiet voice of Lalita, a young woman whose dream of education ended at age 19 with marriage and a child. Just like the quest for an elusive mushroom, her plaintive narration speaks to a universal search for fulfilment. A sublimely minimalist musical score adds grandeur to the villagers’ undertaking—a
quest both majestic, and crucial." - DOXA Documentary Film Fest