On January 24th, the documentary film Searching for the First European (in Spanish with English subtitles) will be opening the new Culture & Science Series at the Cervantes Institute in Manhattan.

ISF’s Producer Luis Quevedo is curating this series of events that will blend equal parts of narrative and science into a dialogue between two renown characters.

The film is a road-movie flavored scientific journey where a young man searching for the origins of Europeans, and Eudald Carbonell, an eminent archaeologist and co-director of the excavations at the Archaeological Site of Atapuerca, travel through three continents in search of ancient clues that will shed light on the present and future of our species.

En Busca del Primer Europeo has been awarded “Best Documentary” in Spain’s 2011 “Prismas” prize; “Scientific Jury Grand Prize / Gran Premio della Giuria Scientifica Special Award / Menzione Speciale” in Rome’s 2011 DOCSCIENT; and “Oficial Selection” at the Zaragoza Film Festival 2011. Click here to watch the trailer.

We would love to see you all there! Join us at the Cervantes!

When: Tuesday, January 24th, 6:30pm
Where: Cervantes Institute, 211 East 49th Street, New York , NY 10017