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100% Rotten Tomatoes Director Michael Obert Screenplay Michael Obert | 6.8/10 IMDb 70% Metacritic Produced by Alex Tondowski Edited by Wiebke Grundler Cinematography Siri Klug | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Productioncompanies Tondowski Films & Friends Initial release November 2013 (Netherlands) Cast Louis Sarno, Jim Jarmusch, Samedi Mathurin Bokombe Producers Ira Tondowski, Alex Tondowski Similar They Killed Sister Dorothy, China Blue, If a Tree Falls: A Story of th, Bury Me in Redwood Country, Manufactured Landscapes Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Song from the forest a musicologist s life in african and urban jungles
Song from the Forest is a 2013 German documentary film written and directed by Michael Obert. The film premiered on 21 November 2013 at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, where it was honored with the Best Feature Length Documentary Award.
Contents
- Song from the forest a musicologist s life in african and urban jungles
- Summary
- Awards
- Reception
- References
Summary
Louis Sarno is an American that decided to travel to the Central African jungle after hearing a song played on the radio. There he recorded music by the BaAka community and ended up staying to become part of the community. 25 years later Louis is taking his pygmy son Samedi to America as part of a promise, but he soon discovers that he is no longer truly a part of American society any longer and that globalization is having a serious effect on the rainforests.
Awards
Reception
Critical reception for Song from the Forest has been positive. The Hollywood Reporter praised the film and wrote "Quietly resonant documentary on an unusual father/son relationship finds fresh notes among familiar ethnographic themes."