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Legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog steeped himself in the great mysteries of the mind with his latest film Theatre of Thought. Premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, the documentary was the latest in a long line of features for the director to explore an enigmatic topic that had fascinated him for some time, and he had access to some brilliant minds to really sate his curiosity. Collider's own Steve Weintraub got to sit down with Herzog at the Collider Supper Suite and Media Studio in Marbl to discuss not just his latest film, but the creative process that his entire filmography stems from. Theatre of Thought sees Herzog explore the landscape of the human brain and how it performs such complex functions. Joined by researcher Rafael Yuste, he takes in the latest in the latest developments in brain research and how our greater understanding of the mind is leading to revolutionary treatments for once-incurable diseases. Herzog acknowledges the risks, however, diving into the philosophic
