Song from the Forest (2014)
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?
- Date of release
- 2014-09-11
- TMDB
- 7.8 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Michael Obert
Casting
- Louis Sarno — Himself
- Samedi Mathurin Bokombe — Himself
- Brad Connor — Himself
- Jim Jarmusch — Himself
- Albert Angende — Self
Interesting facts
Song from the Forest is a 2013 German documentary film written and directed by Michael Obert. The film premiered on 21 November 2013 at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, where it was honored with the Best Feature Length Documentary Award.
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