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Yes Chef and the Mushroom King
Ramzi Bashour, Writer/Director/Producer
Sloan Grant(s) Received: 2021, Screenwriting Award, NYU
Project Type: TV Pilot
Genre: Comedy
Length: 30 pages
Field of Science: Mycology
Stage: Development
Synopsis
A young cook (who happens to grow psychoactive mushrooms in his Queens apartment) and a mysterious mushroom hunter from Upstate New York cross paths in the woods. A dubious friendship blossoms as the two mycophiles ambitiously set out to revive a long ago extinct fungal species. Magic, mushrooms, and mother nature ensues.