Humans Before Neanderthals Anne Labro and Tangerine Productions and Minimum Moderne ; Emma Baus

Format:

Video

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

France, Germany, Spain.

Local Subjects:

France, Germany, Spain.

Genre:

Documentary films

Nonfiction films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file) sound, color

Language Note:

English

System Details:

video file

Biography/History:

Author and director Emma Baus has written and/or directed more than 20 documentary films. She is known for “Animals Like Us” (2004), “Grandeurs nature” [“Life Sizes”] (2009), and “Démocraties animales” [“Animal democracies”] (2021). Shot worldwide (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America), her films have attracted large audiences (1.6 million viewers for her film “Kittenhood”, on France Television), have won awards at festivals (“The mystery of the feathered dragons”, Pariscience Innovation award; “The Racoon, a talent for survival”, Special mention at Matsalu Film Festival, et cetera), and have been distributed in more than 130 countries (France Télévisions, Arte, NHK, RAI, TVE, RTBF, TSR, Curiosity stream, Discovery, et cetera). She is one of the few french women working in science, nature and discovery filmmaking. Her films have been broadcast wordwide. Like kittens, she has had several lives – as a film critic from 1997 to 2009 (Dox Magazine, Canal Plus, Semaine de la critique), and as a scientific journalist for France 5 and the European Research Media center (2005-2011). She is also the author of a biography of Boris Vian (“One day there will be something other than the day”, Editions Dagorno, 2002), and of four radio documentaries for France Culture (“Caught by the Night”, 2002-2004). Emma loves to write and direct films exploring the links between animals, humans and their environments. Her wide-ranging experiences give her a fresh outlook, bringing together aesthetics and scientific knowledge. To quote the press, Emma’s films are “fun, charming, captivating, poetic, and smart.”

Summary:

In this film we go back 500,000 years to explore the untold story of Homo heidelbergensis, the first human species to inhabit the European continent. Living between 560,000 and 400,000 BC, these early ancestors of the Neanderthals survived harsh ice ages and rapid climate changes, adapting to shifting environments filled with ever-evolving prey and predators. Coming from Africa, they slowly colonized Europe, raising their children in a world where, astonishingly, they may not yet have mastered fire. From Italy to Spain, and from England to Germany, archaeologists are now uncovering the traces of this mysterious and largely unknown period. This journey into the distant past reveals the resilience, ingenuity and secrets of Homo heidelbergensis, shedding new light on the foundations of human history

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