Song From the Forest

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Song From the Forest

2014

1h 38m

Documentary

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Louis Sarno spends 25 years recording over 1,000 hours BaAka music. When he returns to the United States with his pygmy son, he realizes he is not part of the globalized world anymore.

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Neil Young

The Hollywood Reporter

Alternating between the urban jungle of Manhattan and the rain-forest of Africa with metronomic aplomb, award-winning German journalist and author Michael Obert effects an belated, auspicious transition to film-making with Song From the Forest.

Jun 15, 2015

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Eric Kohn

IndieWire

By documenting Sarno's worldview, Song From the Forest compellingly foregrounds the ephemeral nature of all culture. Additionally, by demonstrating the intrinsically beautiful quality of the Bayaka's ways, it merges with his mission.

Rated: B+

Jun 15, 2015

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

A strikingly poetic documentary that illustrates the push and pull of life's opposing forces.

Apr 16, 2015

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Mark Adams

Screen International

An immersive delight.

Jun 15, 2015

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Daniel Walber

Nonfics (Substack)

Song from the Forest is a beautiful portrait of an American who has found his calling in Africa, elevated by director Michael Obert's grasp of the awkward tensions that result from such a mission.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 5, 2014

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Beautiful film that turns the fish out of water concept on its head. Featuring incredible music by the Bayaka and a rare appearance by Jim Jarmusch, this under the radar film is not to be missed.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Louis Sarno spends 25 years recording over 1,000 hours BaAka music. When he returns to the United States with his pygmy son, he realizes he is not part of the globalized world anymore.

Director: Michael Obert
Producer: Heino Deckert, Jutta Krug, Alex Tondowski, Ira Tondowski
Screenwriter: Michael Obert
Production Co: Ma.Ja.De Filmproduktion, Tondowski Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 6, 2016
Runtime: 1h 38m

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