Song from the Forest (2014)
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?

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Louis Sarno Louis Sarno As: Himself
Samedi Mathurin Bokombe Samedi Mathurin Bokombe As: Himself
Brad Connor Brad Connor As: Himself
Jim Jarmusch Jim Jarmusch As: Himself
Albert Angende Albert Angende As: Self
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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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Certification: AA

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Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 11 September 2014

Country: CF, DE

Runtime: 98m

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Company: Tondowski Films, ma.ja.de. FilmProduktions

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Jutta Krug

Jutta Krug

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