Movie Description
Song from the Forest
(2014)Overview
25 years ago, Louis Sarno, an American, heard a song on the radio and followed its melody into the Central Africa Jungle and stayed. He than recorded over 1000 hours of original BaAka music. Now he is part of the BaAka community and raises his pygmy son, Samedi. Fulfilling an old promise, Louis takes Samedi to America. On this journey Louis realizes he is not part of this globalized world anymore but globalization has also arrived in the rainforest. The BaAka depend on Louis for their survival. Father and son return to the melodies of the jungle but the question remains: How much longer will the songs of the forest be heard?
Featured Crew
- Director : Michael Obert
- Writer : Michael Obert
- Cast : Louis Sarno,Samedi Mathurin Bokombe,Brad Connor,Jim Jarmusch,Albert Angende
Cast
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Facts
Original TitleSong from the Forest
Status Released
Release Information
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2014-09-11
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 38m
Homepagehttp://songfromtheforest.com/
Production CompaniesTondowski Films,ma.ja.de. FilmProduktions
Genres
- Documentary
