Werner Herzog’s new film, “Cave of Forgotten Dreams,” examines some of the first traces of human culture.

from huffington post: The prolific Herzog is granted an exclusive visit to the Chauvet Cave in southern France.

“You sense somehow this is the origin of the modern human soul; this is the origin of art.”

Herzog introduces viewers to images of lions, rhinoceroses and other animals that lived in what is now Europe over 30,000 years ago, painted during the last ice age by Cro-Magnon artists, displaying individual style and collaboration across centuries.

The film premieres April 29 in the US.