Release Date
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Original Release
September 11, 2014
1h 38m
Song from the Forest (2014)
⭐ 7.898 min
Overview
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?
Director
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Michael Obert
Department: Writing
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Cast
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Louis Sarno
Himself
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Samedi Mathurin Bokombe
Himself
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Brad Connor
Himself
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Jim Jarmusch
Himself
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Albert Angende
Self
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Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Tondowski Films
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