Theatre of Thought

Master director Werner Herzog has visited the far corners of the world. This time, he ventures deep into the most unknown place in the universe: the human brain. With customary exuberance and an eye for offbeat detail, he seeks out some of the world’s brightest scientists, Nobel Prize-winning experts, and brain surgeons to feed his insatiable curiosity. Are we living in a fantasy? Will we ever be able to talk to other species? Can prosthetics be controlled by the power of thought? And how does our imagination work in general? Rarely has neuroscience, quantum physics, and artificial intelligence been explained in such a witty, engaging, and thought-provoking way.

“A quintessentially Herzogian fusion of hope, horror, humor and heart.”- Hollywood Reporter

Co-presented with Goethe-Institut