Song from the Forest

Apr 10 2015 Not Rated 1h 38m
Biography, Documentary, Music

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?

Plot

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?

Written by

Michael Obert

Directed by

Michael Obert

Cast

Louis Sarno, Samedi Mathurin Bokombe, Jim Jarmusch

Crew

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Production Countries

Central African Republic, Germany

Production Companies

ma.ja.de. FilmProduktions, Tondowski Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 5 nominations

Trailers
Song From the Forest Official Trailer 2 (2015) - Documentary HD
Scores
# of Votes
235
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
70
Popularity
NA