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TitleOka!Other Titles (e.g. Variant)Oka! Amerikee (Alternative Copyright application title)TypeMoving ImageMonographContributionCurrier, Lavinia (direction production writing)Bruce, James, 1959- (production)Sarno, Louis, 1954-2017 (writing)Stroh, Suzanne (writing)Marshall, Kris, 1973- (cast)Bankolé, Isaach de (cast)Lee, Will Yun, 1971- (cast)Riegert, Peter, 1947- (cast)Roland Films (Contributor)Dada Productions (Contributor) SubjectAfrica--Drama (LCSH)Ethnomusicologists--Africa--Drama (LCSH)Yaka (African people)--Drama (LCSH) LanguageEnglishSango (Ubangi Creole) Akkadian French English English subtitles or captions NoteIncludes translationLanguage: Sango, Akka, French, English dialogue with English subtitles.Summary"Based on the memoir Last Thoughts Before Vanishing From the Face of the Earth by ethnomusicologist Louis Sarno, Oka! recounts his time spent in the Central African Republic with a tribe known as the Bayaka of Yandombe. Director Lavinia Currier and actors Kris Marshall and Isaach de Bankolé retrace Sarno's efforts to capture the music of the indigenous pygmies, while the tribe tries to balance its traditions with the progress spreading through the Congo"--Allmovie.com, July 30, 2019.DurationPT105MAuthorized Access PointOka!