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Up on the Mountain

Deep in the mountains of Montana, Idaho and Oregon a diverse group of Southeast Asian refugees, Latino immigrants, and white Americans harvest wild mushrooms for the restaurants of the world. But despite the sustainability of the harvest, these independent workers are repeatedly denied access to public lands. A gorgeous and immersive documentary, Up on the Mountain exposes inequities in natural resources policies as well as the resourcefulness of the communities who depend on them.

  • Olivier Matthon
    Writer
  • Olivier Matthon
    Director
  • Olivier Matthon
    Producer
  • Michael Reis
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 24 minutes 31 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital H.264
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
    Missoula
    United States
    February 23, 2022
    World Premiere
    Best Feature Competition
  • Princeton Environmental Film Festival
    Princeton
    United States
    April 1, 2022
  • Jean Rouch International Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    May 10, 2022
    International Premiere
    Special Mention from Jury of Gaia award
  • Construir Cine International Labor Film Festival
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    May 15, 2022
    South American Premiere
    Best Feature Documentary Competition
Director Biography - Olivier Matthon

Olivier Matthon is a commercial mushroom picker who graduated with a B.A. in Ethnography, Political Ecology, and Nonfiction Writing from the Evergreen State College. His work has been published by Pioneers Press, the UTNE Reader, and High Country News Magazine. His photos of mushroom pickers are part of the exhibition “Impossible Sauvage” at the Museum of Ethnography of Neuchâtel, in Switzerland. Originally from Québec, he now lives in the Pacific Northwest.

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