Song from the Forest

Name: Song from the Forest
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014-09-11
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Louis Sarno, Samedi Mathurin Bokombe, Brad Connor, Jim Jarmusch, Albert Angende

7.8 (9)2014-09-111h 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?