Song from the Forest (2014)

09/11/2014 (CF) • 1h 38m

Documentary

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?


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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Keywords

africa

pygmy

singing

expatriate

manhattan, new york city

rainforest

central african republic

playing flute

father son relationship

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