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’The First Art School in History,’ a Prehistoric Cave You Can Visit in 3D, Explored in Newen Connect’s ‘Master Sapiens’ (EXCLUSIVE)
A revisionist two-part doc, ‘Master Sapiens’ shows how people really lived and painted with extraordinary sophistication 21,000 years ago.
“Master Sapiens” director Nathalie Laville, a documentary filmmaker specialised in archaeology, first thought the project to be impossible since the Lascaux Cave has been closed for visitation to the public since becoming a protected UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1963. This hands-on approach to several stages of the production allowed the director to have a full understanding of not only the format of the series, but its main objectives when connecting with audiences. The importance of the message at hand is highlighted by the director when commenting on her hopes ahead of the presentation of one of the episodes to international buyers, with rights available worldwide.
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