“Echoes of the Ancients: A Journey through Neanderthal Lives” is a feature-length documentary that retraces the lives of the Neanderthals-our closest evolutionary relatives-through a richly layered exploration of science, landscape, and memory. Beginning with early fossil discoveries in Feldhofer Cave, the film journeys through the origins and evolution of hominids, guided by paleoanthropological evidence and genetic breakthroughs.