Phil agland biography

BAKA: In Search of the Future

A new theatrical documentary

40 years ago, award winning filmmaker Phil Agland went to the Congo Basin to create a film about the Baka forest people, one of the oldest human civilizations on Earth.

No other filmmaker has ever been granted such exclusive access into an indigenous community.

Two award-winning television specials spanning five generations of one Baka family were produced in 1989 and 2012. But today these Baka are in grave danger - and they have a new story to tell.

And this time, the Baka will hold the cameras to share a story that every human being understands. In an increasingly turbulent world, what does it mean - and what will you risk - to protect your family, preserve your culture, and save your identity?

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Modern themes ringing true from the Congo Basin to the world's largest cities.

Today this Baka family is on the brink of collapse. Their world has deteriorated from a pristine life in balance with the Congo rai