SONG FROM THE FOREST
synopsis
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?
international title: | Song From the Forest |
original title: | Song From the Forest |
country: | Germany, United States, Central African Republic |
sales agent: | Deckert Distribution |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Michael Obert |
film run: | 98' |
release date: | NL 30/10/2014 |
screenplay: | Michael Obert |
cinematography by: | Siri Klug |
film editing: | Wiebke Grundler |
producer: | Alexandre Tondowski, Ira Tondowski |
production: | Tondowski Film, ma.ja.de Filmproduktions-GmbH |
distributor: | Amstelfilm |