25 years ago (the same time as Deep Forest became popular) – he heard a song on the radio and traced its origin to the Congo. Now he is part of the BaAka community and raises his pygmy son, Samedi. Saarbrücker Strasse 24, Haus B, 2.OG (2nd floor) They seemed to hypnotise me. The documentary film tells the moving story of an extraordinary man. Tuesday, May 14, 2014 – 19:00am 26 July 7:00 pm Kino Breitwand Herrsching He is a fully accepted member of the Bayaka society and has a 13-year-old son, Samedi. Indie Wire Review IDFA 2013, For the winners more screening have been scheduled see Showtimes, SONG FROM THE FOREST is nominated for the VPRO IDFA Award for Best Feature Length Documentary Potsdam: Filmmuseum 11.12.14 further info 2014 Preview SONG TIME Bayaka People (FaltyDL Remix) [feat. <<<, www.tondowskifilms.de, Court Register: February 06:30 pm Witzenhausen: Capitol, 14.11.14 + 18.11.14 further info Lucerne: Stattkino, 18.06.15 further infos A quarter of a century later he still lives amongst the Pygmies. VARIETY, review by Peter Debruge He than recorded over 1000 hours of original BaAka music... View production, box office, & company info. Lunchkino, Arthouse Le Paris The special edition includes the german DVD, the soundtrack and a hand made Bayaka-necklace 27.11.2013 / 14.15h / Munt 12 Alex started out as a stage actor in the 1980s in Paris, London, and New York. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. for further info click here, Screening at !f Istanbul Film Festival, Turkey He than recorded over 1000 hours of original BaAka music. Synopsis. Written & Directed by Michael Obert Produced by Alexandre Tondowski and Ira Tondowski English and Yaka with English subtitles Germany/USA/Central African Republic. SCREEN INTERNATIONAL, review by Mark Adams 24.11.2013 / 17.45h / Tuschinski 4 Now he is part of the BaAka community and raises his pygmy son, Samedi. February 06:30 pm further info www.shortsdocsfest.com, Screenings at Cleveland Int. Inning am Ammersee: Kino Alte Brauerei Stegen, 24.10.14 – 26.10.14 further info Saturday May 10th 19:00 / Seoul Museum of History “… one film stepped out. Daily screenings: 05.30 pm Ludwigslust: Luna, 13.11.14 – 19.11.14 further info München: Arena Filmtheater further info; Arri Kino, 03. Over the past two decades, 75 percent of the Congo Basin rainforest has been cleared. Movie Tags:africa. A modern epic set between rainforest and skyscrapers, SONG FROM THE FOREST features a fascinating soundtrack and peaceful, loving imagery, as Louis’ and Samedi’s stories are interwoven to form a touching portrait of an extraordinary man and his son. Forest Song — is a poetic play in three acts by Lesya Ukrainka. for tickets click here, Screening at Loft Film Festival Showcase 2014, USA Penzberg: Kino P, 09. Saturday 4th October 2014 8:15 pm Kommunales Kino 29.Nov.2013 Buy Book now! Song from the Forest book. Stories From the Forest - Part 5 is a popular song by Thom Brennan | Create your own TikTok videos with the Stories From the Forest - Part 5 song and explore 0 videos made by new and popular creators. With Louis Sarno, Samedi Mathurin Bokombe, Jim Jarmusch, Albert Angende. in co-operation with medico international, Screening and Q&A with director Michael Obert Hamburg: Abaton further info; Zeise, 28.09.14 matinee further info Pforzheim: KoKi, 25.12.14 – 30.12.14 further info São Paulo/ Sunday, April 12th, 2014/ 14h30/ Livraria Cultura SONG FROM THE FOREST is his first film. Timo Selengia was born in 1971 in Hamburg. 27.Nov.2013, SONG FROM THE FOREST is selected for / Please activate JavaScript to see email address! 15.05 / 21:30 Thursday 11th September 2014 6:30 pm Delphi Arthaus, Hamburg premiere SONG FROM THE FOREST: THE SOUNDTRACK by Gruenrekorder published on 2014-08-26T12:14:24Z This is the soundtrack album to the film “Song from the Forest”, which tells the story of Louis Sarno, an American who has lived for thirty years among the Bayaka pygmies in the Central African Republic. Title: Woki, 13.04.15 further info 29.11.2013/ 10h00/ Melkweg – Rabozaal Ulm: Obscura further info for further info click here, Screening at Carnegie Mellon University International Film Festival, USA INDIEWIRE, review by Eric Kohn Oldenburg: Casablanca, starting september further info Bonn: Neue Filmbühne further info He never left. With some funding from musician Brian Eno, he followed the mysterious sounds all the way to the Central African rain forest and found their source with the Bayaka Pygmies, a tribe of hunters and gatherers. read the article, For information and screening schedule click here, SONG FROM THE FOREST by Michael Obert was awarded the VPRO IDFA Award for Feature Length Documentary 2013! for further info click here, Screening at Norient Musikfilm Festival 2015 Bern, Switzerland 25 years ago, Louis Sarno, an American, heard a song on the radio and followed its melody into the Central Africa Jungle and stayed. Daily screenings: 01.05 pm, 03.05 pm, 07.05 pm, 09.05 pm, Pasadena: LAEMMLE Theaters – Playhouse 7 Movie Theater, 17.04.15 26 October 06:00 pm The BaAka depend on Louis for their survival. 15. 12. 25 October 3:00 pm The jury gives the prize for the best Feature length documentary to Song from the Forest by Michael Obert.”, Hollywood Reporter Review IDFA 2013 Sunday May 11th, 2014/ 18h45/ Művész – 14.10.14 further info Rent $4.99 FILM JOURNAL, review by Neil Young screening schedule click here, Screening at Immagini & Suoni del Mondo – Ethnomusicological Film Fest 2014, Italy Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Soon after that he was packing his recording equipment alongwith his last 500 dollars and boarding a one-way flight to Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.That was in 1985. As a young man, American Louis Sarno heard a song on the radio that gripped his imagination. Lübeck: KoKi 13.11.14 – 19.11.14 further info filmproduktion based in Leipzig and Berlin, Germany, as well as running Deckert Distribution. further info www.riverrunfilm.com, Screenings at Reykjavík Shorts & Docs Festival 2014 – in Reykjavík, Iceland 12. Official release date is 11th of September. “My Joy” and “In the Fog” by Sergei Loznitsa were chosen for the Cannes competition in 2010 and 2012. Saturday, April 5th, 2014/ 10h30/ a/perture Use the HTML below. Find all 2 songs in Into the Forest Soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Friedrichshafen: Studio 17, 4.12.14 – 8.12.14 further info for tickets and screening schedule click here, Screening at Vermont International Film Festival 2014, Canada Thursday May 15th 16:00 / Seoul Museum of History [CDATA[ */document.write("vasb@qrpxreg-qvfgevohgvba.pbz".replace(/[a-zA-Z]/g, function(c){return String.fromCharCode((c<="Z"?90:122)>=(c=c.charCodeAt(0)+13)?c:c-26);}));/* ]]> */>>> Bitte JavaScript aktivieren um die Email-Adresse sichtbar zu machen! Sinsheim: Citydome 04.03.15 further info Set in Achham, a village in the far west region of Nepal, Uma Bista’s gentle ode to a group of young women that live there addresses the brutal practice of Chhaupadi. Weingarten: Linse, 23.10.14 – 29.10.14 further info This FAQ is empty. Thursday, 21st of November, 8.15pm He than recorded over 1000 hours of original BaAka music. 81, is an oratorio by Dmitri Shostakovich composed in the summer of 1949. Song from the Forest is a modern epic film set between rainforest and skyscrapers.As a young man, American Louis Sarno heard a song on the radio that gripped his imagination. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Friday 19th September 2014 8:30 pm Kino im Sprengel, Screening and Q&A with director Michael Obert 09 November 11:00 am She completed her professional studies in 2011 at the Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen (HFF), the Film and Television University in Potsdam-Babelsberg. 2 October 4:30 pm Corso 4 Germany FILMDIENST, review by Ulrich Kriest, Krieler Landweg 3 24 September 03:45 pm Kjop Friday, April 4th, 2014/ 18h00/ Bió Paradís Bremen: City 46, 03.10.14 – 06.10.14 further info 30 September 05:15 pm Kjop, Screening and Q&A with director Michael Obert Heidelberg: Karlstorkino, 20.09.14 – 23.09.14 further info Following his childhood dream of Hollywood, he continued his career as a screen actor in Los Angeles and won roles in many television series, commercials, and films until his desire to return to Europe was too strong to resist. 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. The Bayaka (pronounced “bye-jacka”), also referred to as the Aka or Babenzele, are one of the oldest peoples on earth. Amtsgericht Potsdam, HRA5416P. 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? Weimar: Lichthaus, starting 18.09.14 further info further info www.doxafestival.ca, Screenings at Docaviv Festival 2014 in Tel Aviv, Israel Tuesday, April 8th, 2014/ 14h30/ a/perture Sunday, April 6th, 2014/ 19h30/ a/perture Into the Forest Soundtrack Music - Complete Song List | Tunefind 26. January 08:00 pm <<<, www.claudiatomassini.com, Tondowski Films & Friends GbR & Co. TF KG, Managing Directors: Friday May 9th 19:30 Cinemateque 4 for further info and tickets click here further info www.gffis.org, Screenings at Planet + Doc Festival 2014 in Warsaw and Wroclaw, Poland The IDFA Jury Report: 10. Germany 27 July 6:00PM Kino Breitwand Starnberg 01.12.2013/ 10:00/ DLM: Wim Sonneveld Zaal for further info click here, Screening at Spokane International Film Festival, USA 23. 10963 Berlin The women carry the proceeds of the hunt, along with wild berries and fruits, in woven baskets on their backs. Buy DVD now! Louis Sarno and his son Samedi, foreground, in Song from the Forest. Driven by her desire to see stories on the big screen, she founded Tondowski Films in partnership with her husband, Alex. Siri Klug has been a camerawoman for numerous German and international productions. She trained with Michael Ballhaus (Gangs of New York), Hans Fromm (Wolfsburg), and took on second camera under Reinhold Vorschneider (Orly). She is a recipient of the Boje Buck Literature Prize for Nordwind, her greatly acclaimed screenwriting debut, and continues to work as a screenwriter and script adviser for both film and television. Cinemaxx Potsdamer Platz, 24. + 17.10.14 further info Read 10 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. for tickets www.idfa.nl, Screenings at IDFA 2013, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 21.11.2013 / 20.15h / Munt 7 – WORLD PREMIERE 4:52 PREVIEW This Is the Way the World Is (feat. The Bayaka need our help! 04 November 08:30 pm + 05.10.14 further info ; City 2, 28.09.14 matinee further info ; Monopol, starting 25.09.14 further info screening schedule click here, Screening at Viennale 2014, Austria Schorndorf: Kleine Fluchten, 07.11.14 – 16.11.14 further info Heino Deckert meanwhile produced more than 80 award-winning documentaries with filmmakers like Thomas Heise and Viktor Kossakowsky. Berlin, Germany 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. 11.05 / 17:00 You can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. SONG FROM THE FOREST is a modern epic set between rainforest and skyscrapers. In 2005 Heino Deckert founded Ma.ja.de. Her professional career was marked by ARTE in Strasbourg, where she was a member of the founding team in 1992. June with special guest director Michael Obert, New York: Cinema Village for further info and tickets click here Monday, March 10 / 9:30PM / SXSatellite: Marchesa WHAT NOT TO DOC, review by Basil Tsiokos Further Screenings click Showtimes, Zürich: Arthouse Movie, 18.06.15 further info Breisach on the Rhine, Germany 25 years ago, Louis Sarno, an American, heard a song on the radio and followed its melody into the Central Africa Jungle and stayed. Freiburg, Germany Neitersen: Wied Scala, 13.11.14 – 19.11.14 further info Into the Forest Soundtrack Music - Complete Song List | Tunefind The film premiered on 21 November 2013 at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, where it was honored with the Best Feature Length Documentary Award. The play was written in 1911 in the city of Kutaisi , and was first staged on November 22, 1918 at the Kyiv Drama Theater . Fulfilling an old promise, Louis takes Samedi to America. 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