Song from the Forest
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?
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5 people
Michael Obert Director
First release November 21, 2013 · Produced in Central African Republic, Germany, United States · Production ma.ja.de. FilmProduktions, Ma.Ja.De Filmproduktion
Production
Tondowski Films
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ma.ja.de. FilmProduktions
Production
Ma.Ja.De Filmproduktion
Production
Central African Republic · Germany · United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Netherlands · November 21, 2013
Premiere · IDFA
Germany · September 11, 2014
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
November 1, 2014 · Digital
Switzerland
September 29, 2014 · Digital
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