Underplayed Gems

Song from the Forest (2014)

Song from the Forest poster
Directed by
Michael Obert
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
AA
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An American ethnomusicologist travels into the Central African rainforest to record the music of the Bayaka people. He returns to New York City with his adopted son who grew up in the forest.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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