Song from the Forest

7.8 / 10

(9 votes)

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?

Country:

Central African Republic,

Germany

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

98 minutes

Year:

2014

Director:

Michael Obert

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Company:

Tondowski Films,

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Cast:
Louis Sarno

Himself

Samedi Mathurin Bokombe

Himself

Brad Connor

Himself

Jim Jarmusch

Himself

Albert Angende

Self

Crew:
Michael Obert

Director

Michael Obert

Writer

Jutta Krug

Co-Producer